Manama vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$655	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$222
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	50
😀 Quality of life	72	48
🏙️ Population	298K	1.57M

The cost of living in Manama is 127% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4400th and 8203rd ($1267 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Bahrain and Iran, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1915th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shiraz

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	Manama	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$2159

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705