Alexandria vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$2207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	44
😀 Quality of life	48	72
🏙️ Population	4.87M	298K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9207th and 4400th ($310 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Bahrain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6328th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Manama

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	Alexandria	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$10026

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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