Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$660
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
5
😀 Quality of life
77
42
🏙️ Population
298K
115K

The cost of living in Manama is 195% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4625th and 8940th ($1237 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Bhutan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1191st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289