Manama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$655	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$2805
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	298K	1.76M

The cost of living in Manama is 35% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4400th and 2002nd ($1267 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Bahrain and Canada, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1915th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Montreal

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	Manama	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$6957

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Cities near Manama

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610