Beirut vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$555
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
298K

The cost of living in Beirut is 8% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4691st and 4400th ($1165 vs $1267) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4996th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520