Manama vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$675	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	298K	77.6K

The cost of living in Manama is 36% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5827th ($1280 vs $940) 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 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 1311th and 6063rd 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	$6.92	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810