Dresden vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$637
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
566K
298K

The cost of living in Dresden is 8% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4158th and 4453rd ($1448 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 96th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Manama

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Dresden Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$10985

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$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521