Manama vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$807
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1519
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
157K
1.18M

The cost of living in Manama is 54% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3950th and 6017th ($1375 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3031st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964