Beirut vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$623
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
62
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
157K

The cost of living in Beirut is 13% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4447th and 3950th ($1195 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Bahrain, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5118th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$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
$1.34
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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