Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
1.08M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 46% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2308th and 4400th ($1851 vs $1267) 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 1.8 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 16th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520