Jeddah vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jeddah Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$584
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
4.7M
298K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4757th and 4555th ($1209 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 990th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Jeddah vs Manama

Prices for goods and services in Jeddah and Manama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jeddah Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$10032

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545