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Beirut vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 13.8% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Beirut

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in Manama. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Beirut. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Manama	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 BHD2.500	$10.82 LBP966,418	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.800	$8.00 LBP714,522	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 BHD0.300	$1.76 LBP156,798	+118.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 BHD0.130	$0.76 LBP68,103	+127.9%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Manama	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 BHD0.420	$0.75 LBP66,834	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 BHD1.260	$5.06 LBP452,159	+50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 BHD2.350	$6.20 LBP553,696	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 BHD0.960	$3.05 LBP272,561	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 BHD1.210	$4.28 LBP382,621	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 BHD0.420	$0.92 LBP81,735	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$0.66 LBP59,250	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BHD0.290	$0.60 LBP53,814	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 BHD0.220	$0.51 LBP45,143	-13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BHD0.170	$0.42 LBP37,170	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BHD0.220	$0.55 LBP49,194	-5.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Manama	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.09 BHD0.790	$3.51 LBP313,128	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.83 BHD11.980	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+127.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,479.19 BHD12,981.900	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.89 BHD12.380	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-42.2%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Manama	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.27 BHD15.160	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.25 BHD302.440	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.92 BHD205.170	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.16 BHD36.210	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+44.9%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Manama	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.00 BHD115.210	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,971.22 BHD3,377.790	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-31.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.96 BHD3.000	$4.00 LBP357,261	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 BHD1.980	$3.28 LBP293,366	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 BHD2.250	$2.55 LBP227,754	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.13 BHD26.780	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD3.990	$10.00 LBP893,153	-5.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Manama	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.07 BHD18.100	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.49 BHD22.400	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.20 BHD32.450	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.52 BHD33.330	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+16.2%
Average			+15.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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