Manama vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$675	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1646
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	46	42
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	298K	2.43M

The cost of living in Manama is 31% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5632nd ($1280 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1311th and 5982nd 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	$6.92	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507