Manama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$675
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$1394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
298K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 23% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5261st ($1280 vs $1037) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$6749

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$1223
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$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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$682
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$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633