Manama vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$765	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	76	55
🏙️ Population	298K	77.6K

The cost of living in Manama is 33% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4453rd and 5497th ($1340 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 1297th and 6330th 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	$6.61	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992