Manama vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manama	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3247	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$655	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2207	$1723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	15
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	298K	886K

The cost of living in Manama is 28% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4400th and 5787th ($1267 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1915th and 6510th 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	$6.61	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1550	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$47.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$4277

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881