Beirut vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$605
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
298K

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4326th and 4263rd ($1255 vs $1280) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4772nd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$9896

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$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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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