Manama vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$807	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$733
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	70	66
🏙️ Population	157K	5.38M

The cost of living in Manama is 70% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3950th and 6353rd ($1375 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Russia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3031st and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Saint Petersburg

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	Manama	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$6504

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438