Calgary vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3091
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$765
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1313
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	298K

The cost of living in Calgary is 56% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1759th and 4453rd ($2095 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Bahrain, respectively. Check Canada vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 187th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Manama

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	Calgary	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$10985

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521