Manama vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$660
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
50
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
298K
603K

The cost of living in Manama is 114% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 4625th and 8012th ($1237 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Tunisia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1191st and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$3493

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358