Manama vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$675	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1922
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	74	73
🏙️ Population	298K	6.44K

The cost of living in Manama is 19% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4263rd and 3109th ($1280 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Malta, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 1311th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Valletta

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	Manama	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348