Los Angeles vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	3.9M	298K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 150% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 80th and 4263rd ($3196 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 58th and 1311th 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	$21.7	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9896

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514