Los Angeles vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1982
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	298K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 172% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 65th and 4625th ($3361 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 74th and 1191st 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	$22.6	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$8943

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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