Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$675
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
5
😀 Quality of life
74
34
🏙️ Population
298K
115K

The cost of living in Manama is 203% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8915th ($1280 vs $422) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$666

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300