Houston vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3091
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$765
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1313
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$2321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.3M	298K

The cost of living in Houston is 69% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1367th and 4453rd ($2261 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 14th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$10985

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521