Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 59% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2104th and 4625th ($1968 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 23rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534