Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 52% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2067th and 4555th ($1990 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.7 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 15th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Manama

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545