Manama vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$765	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	16
😀 Quality of life	76	57
🏙️ Population	298K	886K

The cost of living in Manama is 29% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4453rd and 5290th ($1340 vs $1036) 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 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1297th and 6204th 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	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$8604

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587