Jeddah vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$495
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
4.7M
157K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 20% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4731st and 3950th ($1100 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1616th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$10676

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$920
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$923
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$879
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$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
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$899
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$470

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$1327
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$1285
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$959
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$1005
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$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
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$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
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$1424
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$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$875
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$1584
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$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604