Manama vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$724	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	76	56
🏙️ Population	298K	77.6K

The cost of living in Manama is 24% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4555th and 5233rd ($1309 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Thailand, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 1317th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Phuket

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	Manama	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981