Manama vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$11505
🏠 One person rent
$655
$6524
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$7895
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$6658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
298K
38.4K

The cost of living in Manama is 83% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4400th and 1st ($1267 vs $7469) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 1915th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$44554

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1721
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1732
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1510
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1766
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1429
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1407
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1356
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1498
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1200
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1502
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1396
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1607
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1380
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1553
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1248
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1545
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1425
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1164
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1473
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1724
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1426
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1449
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1262
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1357
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1364
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1306
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1591
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1616
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1494
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1454
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1448
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633