Manama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$974
🏠 One person rent
$724
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$310
😷 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 89% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4555th and 7286th ($1309 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 1317th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$929

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$1192
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$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319