Manama vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$724
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
298K
1.27M

The cost of living in Manama is 24% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4555th and 5251st ($1309 vs $1057) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 1317th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$4370

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950