Manama vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$807	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$220
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	44	28
😀 Quality of life	70	41
🏙️ Population	157K	1.19M

The cost of living in Manama is 27% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 3950th and 4791st ($1375 vs $1084) 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 1.6 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 3031st and 7059th 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	$8.12	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$3971

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603