Crete vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$635
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
623K
298K

The cost of living in Crete is 1% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4453rd ($1324 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Bahrain, respectively. Check Greece vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5386th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Manama

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Crete Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Manama

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