Manama vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$9122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$9989
🏠 One person rent
$660
$8093
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$6133
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$773
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$8147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
21
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
298K
38.4K

The cost of living in Manama is 86% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4625th and 1st ($1237 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Monaco, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 1191st and 738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$9.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$5.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$8855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$7565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$6858
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$5483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$81879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$73679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$3.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$86.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$45.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$46461

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1884
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1867
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1504
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1915
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1473
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1257
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1336
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1642
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1438
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1478
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1620
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1268
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1582
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1308
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1733
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1469
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1624
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1316
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1761
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1615
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1536
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1263
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1525
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1770
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1498
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1474
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1264
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1414
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1662
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1393
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1656
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1792
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1582
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1510
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1406
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781