Manama vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$807
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$203
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
157K
3M

The cost of living in Manama is 158% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3950th and 8260th ($1375 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3031st and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$555

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700