Manama vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1954
🏠 One person rent
$660
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
298K
1.37M

The cost of living in Manama is 54% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4625th and 6661st ($1237 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 0.9 months in Samsun. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1191st and 5884th 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
$6.59
$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$3613

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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 Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$728
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$779
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$720
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$1059
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$691
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$697
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$712
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$709
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$786
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$800
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$759
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$687
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$737
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$758
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$700
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$725
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$696
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$750
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$578
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$623
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$820
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1118
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$745
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$624
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$681
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$627
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$892
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$838
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$781
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$689
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$780
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$655
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$754
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$693
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$623
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$793
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$852