Manama vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$655	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	44	28
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	298K	1.13M

The cost of living in Manama is 13% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4400th and 4869th ($1267 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1915th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Maputo

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	Manama	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$5539

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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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654