Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$655	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	5
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	298K	115K

The cost of living in Manama is 227% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4400th and 9013th ($1267 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1915th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$691

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284