Dresden vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$684
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
566K
298K

The cost of living in Dresden is 9% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4263rd ($1402 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 217th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$9896

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$1420
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$1314
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$1373
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$942
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$1187
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$1092
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$1081
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$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
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$1353
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$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
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$1147
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$1362
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$1241
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$1281
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$1011
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$1030
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$1452
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$1516
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$1118
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$897
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$804
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$901
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$551
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$546
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$547
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$557
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$1721
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$589
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$1637
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$2379
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$536
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$1494
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$740
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$2240
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$548
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$1196
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$529
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$547
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$544
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$904
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$1239
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