Gothenburg vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$891	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$2188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	44
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	608K	157K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 23% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2703rd and 3950th ($1690 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Bahrain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 84th and 3031st 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	$12.4	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$10676

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$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