Dortmund vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$750
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
595K
298K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 25% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3504th and 4555th ($1637 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 33rd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Manama

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Dortmund Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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