Cost of living in Manama 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Manama, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
37.8
62% cheaper than New York
ManamaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 375 BHD $997
1-bed apartment, outside centre 240 BHD $638
3-bed apartment, centre 774 BHD $2,058
Room in shared flat 120 BHD $319
Buy price per m2 989 BHD $2,630
Living cost excl. rent 296 BHD $787
Typical net salary 869 BHD $2,311
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.