Manama vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$807	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$1622
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	27
😀 Quality of life	70	74
🏙️ Population	157K	673K

The cost of living in Manama is 4% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3950th and 4103rd ($1375 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Bahrain and Spain, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 3031st and 1412th 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	$8.12	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$7028

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219