Manama vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$675	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	74	86
🏙️ Population	298K	2.75M

The cost of living in Manama is 25% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4263rd and 2624th ($1280 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Italy, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1311th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Rome

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	Manama	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201