Dresden vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$696
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
555K
157K

The cost of living in Dresden is 2% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3786th and 3950th ($1406 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 190th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10676

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$1329
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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
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$1146
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$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$1327
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$1285
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$959
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$1005
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$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
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$1673
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$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
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$1936
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$890
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$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$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