Manama vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$675	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$653
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	40
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	298K	573K

The cost of living in Manama is 82% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4263rd and 6866th ($1280 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Morocco, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 1311th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Rabat

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	Manama	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430