Manama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$724
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
298K
1.25M

The cost of living in Manama is 11% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4555th and 4144th ($1309 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1317th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$7922

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492