Manama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$660	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	66
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	298K	1.25M

The cost of living in Manama is 13% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4625th and 4204th ($1237 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1191st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483