Amman vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$358
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
69
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
157K

The cost of living in Amman is 29% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5457th and 3950th ($981 vs $1375) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3121st and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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