Manama vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$655
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
298K
1.29M

The cost of living in Manama is 155% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4400th and 8700th ($1267 vs $496) 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 1.7 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 1915th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160