Cost of Living in
Manama

Cost of living | ||
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Total with rent | $1209 | $3111 |
Without rent | $598 | $2038 |
Rent & Utilities | $709.81 | $1136.47 |
Food | $389 | $1113 |
Transport | $130.7 | $367.16 |
Monthly salary after tax | $2477.18 | |
Quality of life | 86.89 | |
Population | 282.2K |
Cost of living | ||
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Total with rent | $1209 | 53 / 58 |
Without rent | $598 | 57 / 58 |
Rent & Utilities | $709.81 | 54 / 58 |
Food | $389 | 54 / 58 |
Transport | $130.7 | 58 / 58 |
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | 590.92$ |
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Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | 555.81$ |
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | 1450.26$ |
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | 1132.51$ |
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | 79.5$ |
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | 138.99$ |
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | 43.98$ |
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | 7.76$ |
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | 2259$ |
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | 1774$ |
Lunch Menu | 6.98$ |
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Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | 47.97$ |
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | 6.45$ |
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | 8.54$ |
Cappuccino | 4.74$ |
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | 0.85$ |
Local transport ticket | 0.95$ |
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Monthly ticket local transport | 35.73$ |
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | 52.6$ |
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | 0.61$ |
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | 1.54$ |
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Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | 1.7$ |
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 2.12$ |
Eggs, x12 | 2.13$ |
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 8.74$ |
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 7.31$ |
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 9.17$ |
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 2.57$ |
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 2.43$ |
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 1.86$ |
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 0.97$ |
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 0.9$ |
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | 0.8$ |
Water, 1 L or 1 qt | 0.71$ |
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | 2.31$ |
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | 18.62$ |
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | 2.87$ |
Cigarette pack | 7.15$ |
Cold medicince, 1 week | 6.53$ |
Hair Shampoo | 5.55$ |
Toilet paper, 4 rolls | 2.84$ |
Toothpaste, 1 tube | 3.7$ |
Gym Membership, 1 month | 75.16$ |
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Cinema Ticket, 1 person | 12.36$ |
Doctor's visit | 33.2$ |
Haircut, simple | 5.22$ |
Brand Jeans | 42.89$ |
Brand Sneakers | 86.77$ |
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | 456.08$ |
International Primary School, 1 year | 10965$ |
States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones
Cost of living | ||
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1 | Central Governorate | |
2 | Karranah | |
3 | Southern Governorate | |
4 | Jidd Hafs | |
5 | Isa Town | |
6 | Manama | |
7 | Capital Governorate | |
8 | Riffa | |