Manama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$807	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$4634
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	89
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	157K	5.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 54% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3950th and 133rd ($1375 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Singapore, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3031st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Singapore City

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	Manama	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$26424

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544