Manama vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manama	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1309	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3020	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	298K	955K

The cost of living in Manama is 26% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4555th and 2952nd ($1309 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Bahrain and Spain, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 1317th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tenerife

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	Manama	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.78	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.44	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$971	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.23%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2317	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.43	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10032	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490