Lisbon vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$2298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	82	74
🏙️ Population	546K	298K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 33% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2671st and 4263rd ($1705 vs $1280) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 475th and 1311th 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	$12.1	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$9896

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514