Barcelona vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
45
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
298K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 62% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4555th ($2116 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 205th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Manama

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Barcelona Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$10032

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Manama

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