Manama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$724
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
298K
1.21M

The cost of living in Manama is 1% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4555th and 4516th ($1309 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1317th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sofia

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Manama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$11223

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$1192
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784