Manama vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$675	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	15
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	298K	886K

The cost of living in Manama is 19% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4263rd and 4967th ($1280 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1311th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tabuk

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	Manama	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028