Manama vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$3900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	298K	548K

The cost of living in Manama is 42% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4263rd and 1356th ($1280 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1311th 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	$6.92	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530