Manama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$724
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
76
45
🏙️ Population
298K
115K

The cost of living in Manama is 218% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4555th and 8957th ($1309 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1317th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$633

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$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285