Cost of Living in
Manama

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1209	$3111
Without rent	$598	$2038
Rent & Utilities	$709.81	$1136.47
Food	$389	$1113
Transport	$130.7	$367.16
Monthly salary after tax	$2477.18
Quality of life	86.89
Population	282.2K

The cost of living in Manama is $1209, which is 2.81 times more expensive than the average in Pakistan. Manama ranked 53th most expensive in Pakistan.

The average salary after taxes in Manama is $2477.18, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months.

Manama

We calculate prices for Manama State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1209	53 / 58
Without rent	$598	57 / 58
Rent & Utilities	$709.81	54 / 58
Food	$389	54 / 58
Transport	$130.7	58 / 58

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	590.92$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	555.81$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1450.26$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1132.51$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	79.5$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	138.99$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	43.98$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2259$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1774$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	6.98$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	47.97$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.45$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	8.54$
Cappuccino	4.74$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.85$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.95$
Monthly ticket local transport	35.73$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	52.6$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.61$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.54$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.7$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.12$
Eggs, x12	2.13$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.74$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.31$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.17$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.57$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.43$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.86$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.97$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.9$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.8$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.71$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.31$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	18.62$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.87$
Cigarette pack	7.15$
Cold medicince, 1 week	6.53$
Hair Shampoo	5.55$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.84$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.7$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	75.16$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	12.36$
Doctor's visit	33.2$
Haircut, simple	5.22$
Brand Jeans	42.89$
Brand Sneakers	86.77$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	456.08$
International Primary School, 1 year	10965$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Central Governorate	$1437
2	Karranah	$1414
3	Southern Governorate	$1351
4	Jidd Hafs	$1285
5	Isa Town	$1251
6	Manama	$1209
7	Capital Governorate	$1031
8	Riffa	$1004

Cost of Living in Manama

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