Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$967
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
1.07M
157K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2484th and 3950th ($1752 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.6 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 12th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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