Manama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$765	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	76	49
🏙️ Population	298K	24.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 18% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4453rd and 3452nd ($1340 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1297th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$8750

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415