Manama vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$724
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
76
75
🏙️ Population
298K
1.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 17% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4555th and 4988th ($1309 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 1317th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sapporo

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Manama Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$10501

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070