Manama vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$675	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$2090
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	298K	877K

The cost of living in Manama is 19% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4263rd and 3148th ($1280 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Bahrain and France, respectively. Check Bahrain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 1311th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Marseille

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	Manama	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$9082

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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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470