Manama vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$655
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
23
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
298K
1.37M

The cost of living in Manama is 54% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4400th and 6364th ($1267 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bahrain and Turkey, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1915th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Samsun

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Manama Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607