Manama vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1358
🏠 One person rent	$807	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$369
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	1
😀 Quality of life	70	13
🏙️ Population	157K	74.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 134% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 3950th and 7786th ($1375 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Comoros, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 3031st and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$3033

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$585
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1144
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1127
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1165
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$762
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$706
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$600
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$622
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$332
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$600
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$493
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$326
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$327
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$992
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$461
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$332
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$363
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$452
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$338
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$581
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$337
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$457
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$536
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$970
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$571
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1014
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$428
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$524
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1176
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$993
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$646
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$530
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$645
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$486
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$761