Manama vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$660	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	77	82
🏙️ Population	298K	726K

The cost of living in Manama is 21% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4625th and 5415th ($1237 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 340th in Bahrain and Japan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 1191st and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manama	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$10783

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076