Manama vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$655
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
298K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manama is 14% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4400th and 4893rd ($1267 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Oman, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1915th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$8649

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548