Manama vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$807
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1705
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
157K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manama is 22% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3950th and 4635th ($1375 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Oman, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3031st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Muscat

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Manama Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$8464

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646