Manama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$807	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$447
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	70	42
🏙️ Population	157K	116K

The cost of living in Manama is 107% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3950th and 7072nd ($1375 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bahrain and Thailand, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 3031st and 6956th 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	$8.12	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$8397

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509