Manama vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$655
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
298K
3.01M

The cost of living in Manama is 127% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4400th and 8199th ($1267 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1915th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$5075

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515