Manama vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$807	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$545
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	157K	77.6K

The cost of living in Manama is 58% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 3950th and 6130th ($1375 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Thailand, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3031st and 5986th 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	$8.12	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$13219

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743