Lisbon vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$1982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	546K	298K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 53% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2357th and 4625th ($1889 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 479th and 1191st 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	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$8943

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534