Manama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$655
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
298K
1.06M

The cost of living in Manama is 14% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4400th and 4890th ($1267 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1915th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sendai

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Manama Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$6369

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057