Isfahan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$271	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$2207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	47	72
🏙️ Population	1.96M	298K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7921st and 4400th ($588 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Iran and Bahrain, respectively. Check Iran vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6374th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Manama

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	Isfahan	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$10026

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520