Manama vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$660	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	298K	3.01M

The cost of living in Manama is 125% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4625th and 8275th ($1237 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Bahrain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1191st and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Surabaya

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	Manama	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502