Manama vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$807	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$418
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	45
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	157K	2.86M

The cost of living in Manama is 75% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 3950th and 6424th ($1375 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3031st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tashkent

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	Manama	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$8199

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$416
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$682
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$692
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$682
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$680
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$674
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$473
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$558
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$479
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$582
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$647
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$479
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$434
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$562
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$638
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$475
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$529
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$416
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$399
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$653
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$560
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$398
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$504
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$446
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$671
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$658
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$935