Manama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	298K	737K

The cost of living in Manama is 58% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4555th and 142nd ($1309 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Bahrain and the United States, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1317th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Seattle

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	Manama	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173