Manama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$765	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	96
😀 Quality of life	76	75
🏙️ Population	298K	11.5M

The cost of living in Manama is 19% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4918th ($1340 vs $1126) 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 1.7 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 1297th and 1670th 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	$6.61	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$15990

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720