Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$947
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 36% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2551st and 4263rd ($1744 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 12th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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