Manama vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$660	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	298K	1.57M

The cost of living in Manama is 124% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4625th and 8247th ($1237 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Bahrain and Iran, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 1191st and 6229th 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	$6.59	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$2133

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719