Manama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$3155
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	157K	2.15M

The cost of living in Manama is 38% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3950th and 1216th ($1375 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and France, respectively. Check Bahrain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3031st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Paris

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	Manama	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$16502

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381