Manama vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$807
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$376
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
70
23
🏙️ Population
157K
2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 163% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3950th and 8335th ($1375 vs $523) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3031st and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$2959

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840