mahala

As nouns the difference between residential and mahala

is that residential is a trip during which people temporarily live together while mahala is a neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.

As an adjective residential

is of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.

As nouns the difference between neighborhood and mahala

is that neighborhood is (chiefly|obsolete) the quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity while mahala is a neighborhood or residential area in balkan countries.