Manama vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$660	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	77	100
🏙️ Population	298K	5.45M

The cost of living in Manama is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4625th and 649th ($1237 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Australia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1191st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sydney

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	Manama	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710