Damascus vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$310
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
2.69M
298K

The cost of living in Damascus is 48% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7406th and 4555th ($675 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Bahrain, respectively. Check Syria vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7899th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Manama

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Damascus Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545