Los Angeles vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2278
😷 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 158% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 72nd and 4555th ($3378 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 1317th 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	$21.9	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$10032

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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