Crete vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$647
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$2278
😷 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 4% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4439th and 4555th ($1360 vs $1309) 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 5413th and 1317th 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
$15.4
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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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