Manama vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manama Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$675
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
298K
1.41M

The cost of living in Manama is 5% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4263rd and 4439th ($1280 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1311th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manama vs Medina infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manama vs Medina

Prices for goods and services in Manama and Medina are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manama Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$7421

Cost of living in other countries

ManamaMedina

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905