Manama vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$675	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	298K	690K

The cost of living in Manama is 59% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4263rd and 96th ($1280 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Bahrain and the United States, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1311th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Washington

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	Manama	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979