Manama vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$765	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$4456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	298K	548K

The cost of living in Manama is 46% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4453rd and 901st ($1340 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bahrain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 1297th and 10th 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	$6.61	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$12462

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688