Abu Dhabi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	83	74
🏙️ Population	1.48M	298K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 43% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2320th and 4263rd ($1828 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 438th and 1311th 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	$10.6	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$9896

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514