Manama vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$765	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	76	100
🏙️ Population	298K	5.45M

The cost of living in Manama is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4453rd and 370th ($1340 vs $2844) 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 1.7 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 1297th and 2nd 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	$6.61	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863