Manama vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$765	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	76	46
🏙️ Population	298K	6.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 104% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7579th ($1340 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1297th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Yangon

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	Manama	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$17180

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616