Manama vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$675	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	23
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	298K	1.37M

The cost of living in Manama is 49% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4263rd and 6234th ($1280 vs $858) 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 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 1311th and 5708th 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	$6.92	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683