Athens vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$633
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
664K
157K

The cost of living in Athens is 6% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4210th and 3950th ($1287 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Bahrain, respectively. Check Greece vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 560th and 3031st 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
$14.1
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$10676

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Manama

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