Izmir vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$513	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$1982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	46
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	4.49M	298K

The cost of living in Izmir is 15% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4625th ($1046 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Bahrain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3140th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Manama

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	Izmir	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$8943

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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