Amsterdam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	921K	298K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 152% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 143rd and 4625th ($3118 vs $1237) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 31st and 1191st 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	$21.3	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$8943

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534