Amsterdam vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$2188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
921K
157K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 85% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 612th and 3950th ($2545 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Bahrain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 37th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$10676

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604