Houston vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2298
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	2.3M	298K

The cost of living in Houston is 77% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1229th and 4263rd ($2265 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United States vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 97th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Manama

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	Houston	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$9896

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514