Crete vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$612
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
623K
298K

The cost of living in Crete is 5% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4484th and 4625th ($1303 vs $1237) 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 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5605th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

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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