Manama vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$660	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	15
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	298K	886K

The cost of living in Manama is 16% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4625th and 5095th ($1237 vs $1069) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1191st and 6448th 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	$6.59	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$8498

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233