Gothenburg vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$949
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
675K
298K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 40% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2470th and 4453rd ($1879 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Bahrain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 91st and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Manama

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Gothenburg Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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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