Manama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$933
🏠 One person rent
$765
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
298K
5.94M

The cost of living in Manama is 102% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7534th ($1340 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and India, respectively. Check Bahrain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 1297th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Surat

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Manama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$877

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298