Manama vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$675	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	74	41
🏙️ Population	298K	1.13M

The cost of living in Manama is 20% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5045th ($1280 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1311th and 6875th 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	$6.92	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$5643

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628