Manama vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$675	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1772
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	298K	1.42M

The cost of living in Manama is 17% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4263rd and 4892nd ($1280 vs $1090) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 2404th 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	$6.92	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$10296

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551