Athens vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$722
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2278
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
643K
298K

The cost of living in Athens is 12% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4184th and 4555th ($1462 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Bahrain, respectively. Check Greece vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 639th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Manama

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Athens Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545