Manama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$660
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
298K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 0.6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4625th and 4611th ($1237 vs $1244) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1191st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$9717

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777