Manama vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$724
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
298K
8.69M

The cost of living in Manama is 105% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4555th and 7642nd ($1309 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bahrain and Iran, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1317th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tehran

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Manama Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488