Manama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$675
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
298K
1.06M

The cost of living in Manama is 21% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5132nd ($1280 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1311th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034