Manama vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$765	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	84
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	298K	633K

The cost of living in Manama is 33% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4453rd and 1987th ($1340 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bahrain and Germany, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 1297th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Stuttgart

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	Manama	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$18116

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733