Abu Dhabi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$2188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	44
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	1.48M	157K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 41% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1938th and 3950th ($1936 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 369th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Manama

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	Abu Dhabi	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$10676

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604