London vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	99	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	298K

The cost of living in London is 211% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8th and 4625th ($3851 vs $1237) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Manama. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5th and 1191st 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	$22.2	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$8943

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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