Manama vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	298K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manama is 38% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4263rd and 1654th ($1280 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1311th and 6th 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	$6.92	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645