Amsterdam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	921K	298K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 145% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 126th and 4555th ($3203 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Bahrain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 13th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Manama

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	Amsterdam	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$10032

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545