Manama vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$655
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
298K
3M

The cost of living in Manama is 136% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4400th and 8365th ($1267 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Bahrain and Iran, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1915th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$612

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797