Gothenburg vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$914	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2278
😷 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 42% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2599th and 4555th ($1864 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Bahrain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 83rd and 1317th 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	$14.3	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$10032

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Manama

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