Manama vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$655	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$593
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	40
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	298K	573K

The cost of living in Manama is 69% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4400th and 6678th ($1267 vs $747) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 1915th and 5581st 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	$6.61	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$5427

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519