Manama vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$724	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	298K	1.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 41% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4555th and 6169th ($1309 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Mongolia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1317th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Manama	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$7641

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635