Crete vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$446
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
623K
157K

The cost of living in Crete is 17% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4581st and 3950th ($1144 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Bahrain, respectively. Check Greece vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5333rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604