Manama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$724	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	47
😀 Quality of life	76	66
🏙️ Population	298K	276K

The cost of living in Manama is 37% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4555th and 5994th ($1309 vs $956) 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 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1317th and 5011th 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	$6.78	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$3948

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923