Manama vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$660	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	298K	120K

The cost of living in Manama is 52% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4625th and 6620th ($1237 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1191st and 6140th 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	$6.59	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$10383

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498