Manama vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$807	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$291
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	20
😀 Quality of life	70	48
🏙️ Population	157K	1.29M

The cost of living in Manama is 193% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3950th and 8679th ($1375 vs $470) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3031st and 6385th 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	$8.12	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$911

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936