Ankara vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$439
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$2207
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
5.8M
298K

The cost of living in Ankara is 28% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6106th and 4400th ($907 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Bahrain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1608th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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