Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$998
🏠 One person rent
$765
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
298K
115K

The cost of living in Manama is 226% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8941st ($1340 vs $412) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1297th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$600

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274