Lisbon vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$2207
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	82	72
🏙️ Population	546K	298K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 37% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2758th and 4400th ($1738 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 437th and 1915th 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	$13	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$10026

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520