Manama vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$660
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
298K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manama is 26% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4625th and 5704th ($1237 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bahrain and South Africa, respectively. Check Bahrain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 1191st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915