Manama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$660	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	77	69
🏙️ Population	298K	11.5M

The cost of living in Manama is 18% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4625th and 5192nd ($1237 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Brazil, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1191st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sao Paulo

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	Manama	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666