Essen vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$759
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
579K
157K

The cost of living in Essen is 10% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3358th and 3950th ($1519 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 32nd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
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$1285
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$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$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
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$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