Dublin vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
593K
298K

The cost of living in Dublin is 122% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 300th and 4400th ($2810 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 21st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Manama

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Dublin Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$10026

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520