Doha vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Doha | Manama | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Doha is 36% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2137th and 3950th ($1872 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Bahrain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Bahrain comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 501st and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Doha vs Manama
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| Doha | Manama | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 43 km or 27 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Riffa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Isa Town | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Manama | |
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Dammam | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Qatif | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Jubail | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Sharjah | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ajman | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 409 km or 254 mi |  Jahrom | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Bushehr | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Borazjan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Al Ain | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Fasa | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Kazerun | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Fujairah | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Shiraz | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Riyadh | |
| 515 km or 320 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Yasuj | |
| 601 km or 374 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Behbahan | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Abadan | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 663 km or 412 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Basra |
Cities near Manama
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi | Isa Town | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Riffa | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Dhahran | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Dammam | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Qatif | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Al Khor | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Jubail | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Doha | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Bushehr | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Borazjan | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Al Wafrah | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Jahrom | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kazerun | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Shiraz | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Riyadh | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Fasa | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Dubai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Behbahan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Sharjah | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ajman | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yasuj | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Abadan | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Basra | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Al Ain | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Fujairah | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan |