Essen vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$642
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
587K
298K

The cost of living in Essen is 13% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3925th and 4453rd ($1519 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 Essen compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 23rd and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Manama

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Essen Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10985

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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