Doha vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$2298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	1.19M	298K

The cost of living in Doha is 39% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2449th and 4263rd ($1779 vs $1280) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 562nd and 1311th 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	$9.28	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Manama

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