Manama vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$675	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	298K	330K

The cost of living in Manama is 2% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4263rd and 4211th ($1280 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Cyprus, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1311th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Nicosia

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	Manama	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$6962

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647