Cost of Living in Manama

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1267
$3247
🛋️ Without rent
$611
$1880
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$655
$1366
🍽️ Food
$375
$968
🚐 Transport
$134
$386
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
😀 Quality of life
72
🏙️ Population
298K

The average cost of living in Manama is $1267, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4400th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 3 in Bahrain.

The median after-tax salary is $2207, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 1915th (TOP 21%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Bahrain. With an estimated population of 298K, Manama is the 1st largest city in Bahrain.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Bahrain International Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 39.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2724 University of Bahrain
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Prices in Manama

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026

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