London vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	8.8M	298K

The cost of living in London is 186% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 20th and 4555th ($3740 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Manama. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 12th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Manama

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	London	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10032

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545