Bangkok vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$424
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
46
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
5.68M
298K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 23% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5912th and 4625th ($958 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1890th and 1191st 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
$3.1
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

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