Houston vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$1982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	2.3M	298K

The cost of living in Houston is 81% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1375th and 4625th ($2240 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 77th and 1191st 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	$18.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$8943

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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