Dubai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$1982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	3.94M	298K

The cost of living in Dubai is 103% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 848th and 4625th ($2514 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 158th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Manama

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	Dubai	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$8943

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534