Manama vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$675	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1337
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	298K	932K

The cost of living in Manama is 21% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4263rd and 3004th ($1280 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bahrain and Spain, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1311th and 5171st 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	$6.92	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$6114

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291