Manama vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$807
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$536
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
157K
1.81M

The cost of living in Manama is 83% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3950th and 6570th ($1375 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bahrain and Turkey, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 3031st and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$15894

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$1327
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$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783