Manama vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$724
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
76
58
🏙️ Population
298K
2.43M

The cost of living in Manama is 18% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4555th and 5028th ($1309 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1 months in Mecca. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1317th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Mecca

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Manama Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514