Manama vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Manama	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1239	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2887	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$658	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1123	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.4	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2076	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	76	57
🏙️ Population	298K	2.96M

The cost of living in Manama is 47% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4663rd and 6497th ($1239 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1180th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tashkent

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	Manama	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.97	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$734	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	22.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2818	$1672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.6	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.7	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.6	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.4	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$390	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8930	$9061

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1235
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1205
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1063
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1057
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$894
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1688
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$805
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$915
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1769
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$491
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1248
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$536
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$522
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1716
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$566
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1694
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1913
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$537
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1431
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$541
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$702
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2507
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1387
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$702
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2504
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$532
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1080
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$514
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$552
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$546
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$848
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1453
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$630
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1211
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$593
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$517

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$447
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$643
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$544
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$621
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$663
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$659
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$650
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$510
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$545
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$645
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$687
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$491
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$668
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$450
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$482
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$437
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$441
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$525
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$694
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$503
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$593
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$671
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$673
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$494
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$410
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$735
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$498
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$462
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$412
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$605
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1745
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$448
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$615
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$385
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$416
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$654
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$790