Amman vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$384
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.01M
298K

The cost of living in Amman is 23% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5330th and 4453rd ($1032 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 2337th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Manama

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Amman Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521