Helsinki vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$991
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
687K
298K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 52% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2068th and 4555th ($1990 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Bahrain, respectively. Check Finland vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 48th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Manama

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Helsinki Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$10032

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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