Lisbon vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	546K	298K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 49% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2184th and 4555th ($1953 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Bahrain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 574th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Manama

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	Lisbon	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$10032

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

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