Manama vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$660	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	298K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4625th and 1191st ($1237 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 1191st and 12th 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	$6.59	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$13377

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736