Dortmund vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$762
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
595K
298K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 32% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3401st and 4625th ($1632 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 84th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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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