Manama vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$3624
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	157K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manama is 40% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3950th and 1068th ($1375 vs $2292) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 3031st 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	$8.12	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693