Manama vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$655
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1689
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
298K
330K

The cost of living in Manama is 6% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4400th and 4220th ($1267 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and Cyprus, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1915th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$7504

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591