Manama vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$660
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
298K
423K

The cost of living in Manama is 46% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4625th and 6460th ($1237 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1191st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195