Manama vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$675	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$336
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	298K	1.29M

The cost of living in Manama is 176% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8801st ($1280 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Libya, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1311th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tripoli

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	Manama	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$1187

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058