Manama vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$660	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	298K	548K

The cost of living in Manama is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4625th and 749th ($1237 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 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 1191st and 43rd 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	$6.59	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$12471

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696