Manama vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$655
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$2387
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
298K
873K

The cost of living in Manama is 21% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4400th and 3227th ($1267 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Bahrain and France, respectively. Check Bahrain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 1915th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$9905

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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 Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498