Berlin vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1427
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2298
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	298K

The cost of living in Berlin is 58% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4263rd ($2027 vs $1280) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 21st and 1311th 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	$14.6	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$9.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9896

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514