Bangkok vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$405
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
44
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
157K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5960th and 3950th ($902 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Bahrain, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1087th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Manama

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Bangkok Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$10676

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604