Manama vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$660
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
298K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manama is 14% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4625th and 5037th ($1237 vs $1081) 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 1.6 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 1191st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$11063

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Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453