Jeddah vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$583
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
4.7M
298K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 10% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4730th and 4453rd ($1210 vs $1340) 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 1.4 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 1324th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Manama

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Jeddah Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$10985

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$1164
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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521