Manama vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$660
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
298K
2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 121% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4625th and 8195th ($1237 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Yemen, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1191st and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031