Manama vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$675	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$1964
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	298K	826K

The cost of living in Manama is 16% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4263rd and 3333rd ($1280 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 1311th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Valencia, Spain

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	Manama	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434