Manama vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$655
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
72
19
🏙️ Population
298K
2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 130% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4400th and 8269th ($1267 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Yemen, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1915th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$2963

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810