Manama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$655
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$924
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
298K
276K

The cost of living in Manama is 55% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4400th and 6379th ($1267 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1915th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797