Manama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$655
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
298K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 22% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4400th and 5350th ($1267 vs $1043) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1915th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$7369

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$1226
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$1218
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668