Manama vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$765	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	76	81
🏙️ Population	298K	693K

The cost of living in Manama is 7% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4194th ($1340 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Bahrain and Spain, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 1297th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Zaragoza

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	Manama	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643