Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 45% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2200th and 4453rd ($1941 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 21st and 1297th 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
$16.2
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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