Manama vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$6160
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1496
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$2729
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$4315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
74
100
🏙️ Population
298K
4.84M

The cost of living in Manama is 50% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4263rd and 745th ($1280 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1311th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sydney

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Manama Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$7.29
 Cappuccino
$5.26
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$17957

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2099
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2252
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1416
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1448
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1538
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1616
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1511
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2023
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1702
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1185
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1619
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1601
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1781
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1727
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2239
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2067
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1654
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1643
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1291
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1504
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1645
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1677
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1600
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1620
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2194
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1691
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1671
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1669
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2016
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1625
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1748
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1981
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1390
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1683