Manama vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$724
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
298K
1.57M

The cost of living in Manama is 132% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4555th and 8262nd ($1309 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 1317th and 6346th 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
$6.78
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$1920

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698