Barcelona vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
46
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.7M
298K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 69% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1764th and 4625th ($2087 vs $1237) 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 1.1 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 229th and 1191st 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
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$8943

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534