Los Angeles vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3091
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$765
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1313
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2321
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	298K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 155% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 62nd and 4453rd ($3420 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 50th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Manama

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	Los Angeles	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10985

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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