Manama vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$724	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$1751
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4555th and 5149th ($1309 vs $1074) 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1317th and 6188th 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	$6.78	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$8518

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403