Manama vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$660
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
46
😀 Quality of life
77
57
🏙️ Population
298K
3M

The cost of living in Manama is 146% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4625th and 8663rd ($1237 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Bahrain and Iran, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1191st and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684