Manama vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$765	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	298K	1.61M

The cost of living in Manama is 45% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4453rd and 1041st ($1340 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th in Bahrain and the United States, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1297th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$21660

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804