Manama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$807
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1259
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
70
76
🏙️ Population
157K
1.38M

The cost of living in Manama is 45% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3950th and 5668th ($1375 vs $951) 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 1.6 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 3031st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$7940

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619