Manama vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$765
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
33
😀 Quality of life
76
42
🏙️ Population
298K
2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 152% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8488th ($1340 vs $532) 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 1.7 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 1297th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sanaa

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Manama Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$4197

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910