Manama vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$9886
🏠 One person rent
$765
$6445
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$5999
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$9172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
45
21
😀 Quality of life
76
66
🏙️ Population
298K
38.9K

The cost of living in Manama is 82% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4453rd and 1st ($1340 vs $7483) 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 1.2 months in Monaco City. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 1297th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$8.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$46388

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1901
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1863
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1541
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$2002
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1469
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1264
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1386
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1488
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1530
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1613
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1320
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1659
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1335
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1759
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1429
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1320
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1827
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1565
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1542
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1226
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1560
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1725
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1501
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1479
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1673
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1467
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1674
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1803
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1556
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1669
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1352
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716