Manama vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$807	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$1375
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	37
😀 Quality of life	70	72
🏙️ Population	157K	6.44K

The cost of living in Manama is 17% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3950th and 2834th ($1375 vs $1657) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 3031st and 2020th 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	$8.12	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$10317

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355