Essen vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$682
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2278
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3860th and 4555th ($1561 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 17th and 1317th 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
$17
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$10032

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545