Manama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$6506
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	157K	737K

The cost of living in Manama is 54% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3950th and 145th ($1375 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 3031st and 125th 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	$8.12	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210