Manama vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$660	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	77	71
🏙️ Population	298K	5.65M

The cost of living in Manama is 27% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4625th and 5813th ($1237 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1191st and 3397th 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	$6.59	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$10534

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566