Manama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$990
🏠 One person rent
$660
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
298K
5.94M

The cost of living in Manama is 76% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4625th and 7068th ($1237 vs $705) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 1191st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$922

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$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333