Manama vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$675	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1530
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	52
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	298K	791K

The cost of living in Manama is 21% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4263rd and 5101st ($1280 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1311th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Niigata

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	Manama	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052