Berlin vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3091
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$765
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1313
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$2321
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	3.78M	298K

The cost of living in Berlin is 77% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1150th and 4453rd ($2371 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 45th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Manama

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	Berlin	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$6.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$10985

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521