Manama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$660
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
8
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
298K
24.7K

The cost of living in Manama is 22% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4625th and 3601st ($1237 vs $1585) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1191st and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Victoria

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Manama Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$8213

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420