Manama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$724	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$487
😷 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 50% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4555th and 6471st ($1309 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1317th and 6065th 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	$6.78	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$12044

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514