Barcelona vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
1.64M
157K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 29% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3950th ($1773 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 193rd and 3031st 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
$15.3
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10676

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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