Manama vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$655
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
298K
1.04M

The cost of living in Manama is 60% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4400th and 6481st ($1267 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Bahrain and Turkey, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1915th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$13097

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832