Manama vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$675
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$1598
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
74
38
🏙️ Population
298K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manama is 39% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5917th ($1280 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and South Africa, respectively. Check Bahrain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1311th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003