Manama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$807	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	70	60
🏙️ Population	157K	276K

The cost of living in Manama is 85% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3950th and 6609th ($1375 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3031st and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sarajevo

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	Manama	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$2962

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Cities near Manama

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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737