Manama vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	298K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4555th and 978th ($1309 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 1317th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Perth

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	Manama	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$15409

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Cities near Manama

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894