Manama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$675
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
298K
11.5M

The cost of living in Manama is 31% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5654th ($1280 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Brazil, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1311th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$14254

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611