Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 21.0% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 12.4% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Manama. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Manama	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 BHD2.010	$7.59 ¥1,200	+43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.810	$5.06 ¥800	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 BHD0.330	$1.64 ¥259	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BHD0.120	$0.89 ¥140	+189.0%
Average			+21.8%

Manama vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Manama	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 BHD0.410	$1.71 ¥270	+57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 BHD1.640	$5.29 ¥836	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.35 BHD2.030	$5.75 ¥909	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 BHD0.860	$2.26 ¥358	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 BHD1.120	$3.08 ¥487	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 BHD0.400	$2.15 ¥340	+102.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 BHD0.390	$1.07 ¥170	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BHD0.330	$1.96 ¥309	+125.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BHD0.240	$2.39 ¥377	+270.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BHD0.180	$1.53 ¥241	+227.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 BHD0.240	$1.46 ¥231	+131.4%
Average			+67.3%

Manama vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Manama	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 BHD0.960	$4.08 ¥645	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.13 BHD14.060	$63.27 ¥9,997	+70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.81 BHD14,058.540	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.88 BHD12.460	$28.47 ¥4,499	-13.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 12.4% more for housing

	Manama	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.14 BHD13.310	$30.33 ¥4,793	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$995.34 BHD377.010	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.13 BHD244.360	$692.48 ¥109K	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.06 BHD44.340	$113.45 ¥17,926	-3.1%
Average			+12.4%

Manama vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Manama	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.38 BHD185.370	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+174.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.71 BHD4,173.230	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+65.7%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 BHD2.510	$3.80 ¥600	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94 BHD1.870	$3.56 ¥563	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 BHD2.010	$3.92 ¥620	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.98 BHD23.860	$66.31 ¥10,478	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD4.020	$12.65 ¥1,999	+19.3%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Manama	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08 BHD19.350	$55.50 ¥8,770	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.58 BHD21.810	$32.95 ¥5,207	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.84 BHD33.270	$65.04 ¥10,278	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.50 BHD33.900	$70.74 ¥11,178	-21.0%
Average			-22.3%

Manama vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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