Manama vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$724
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
298K
389K

The cost of living in Manama is 4% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4555th and 4667th ($1309 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Albania, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1317th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tirana

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Manama Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$6657

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013