Manama vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$3734
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	157K	548K

The cost of living in Manama is 27% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3950th and 2098th ($1375 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Bahrain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 2 months in The Hague. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3031st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs The Hague

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	Manama	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.12	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539