Manama vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$807
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$431
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
23
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
157K
1.34M

The cost of living in Manama is 143% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3950th and 7971st ($1375 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Bahrain and Turkey, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 3031st and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$10901

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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 Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628