Manama vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$765	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	45	28
😀 Quality of life	76	66
🏙️ Population	298K	149K

The cost of living in Manama is 67% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4453rd and 6757th ($1340 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Mauritius, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1297th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Port Louis

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	Manama	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$6482

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586