Manama vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$724	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	298K	1.8M

The cost of living in Manama is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4555th and 2284th ($1309 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1317th and 11th 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	$6.78	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$5550

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805