Manama vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$655	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$4357
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	298K	5.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4400th and 923rd ($1267 vs $2397) 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 1915th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$21306

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913