Manama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$765	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	298K	120K

The cost of living in Manama is 60% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4453rd and 6606th ($1340 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Thailand, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1297th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Pattaya

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	Manama	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$13971

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508