Manama vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$655
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
44
62
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
298K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manama is 30% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4400th and 5883rd ($1267 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and South Africa, respectively. Check Bahrain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 1915th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045