Manama vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$724
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
298K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manama is 15% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4555th and 4940th ($1309 vs $1135) 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 1317th and 2105th 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
$6.78
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$10792

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465