Manama vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$675
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$401
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
74
35
🏙️ Population
298K
2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 134% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8272nd ($1280 vs $546) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$2809

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$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$481
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886