Manama vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$675	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$353
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	298K	603K

The cost of living in Manama is 139% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8377th ($1280 vs $535) 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 1.8 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 1311th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tunis

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	Manama	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$3168

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193