Los Angeles vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2207
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	3.9M	298K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 152% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 72nd and 4400th ($3187 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 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 47th and 1915th 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	$21.6	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$10026

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520