Manama vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$765	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	76	100
🏙️ Population	298K	5.35M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4453rd and 829th ($1340 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1297th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Melbourne

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	Manama	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132