Manama vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	298K	664K

The cost of living in Manama is 50% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4555th and 676th ($1309 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bahrain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1317th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Rotterdam

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	Manama	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727