Manama vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$765	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	55
😀 Quality of life	76	47
🏙️ Population	298K	2.11M

The cost of living in Manama is 195% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8852nd ($1340 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1297th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Medan

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	Manama	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$7769

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550