Madrid vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$2278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	3.51M	298K

The cost of living in Madrid is 60% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1805th and 4555th ($2089 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 190th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Manama

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	Madrid	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$10032

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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