Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$807	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$436
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	5
😀 Quality of life	70	36
🏙️ Population	157K	79.2K

The cost of living in Manama is 204% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3950th and 8761st ($1375 vs $452) 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 months in Thimphu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3031st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Thimphu

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	Manama	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288