Madrid vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.33M
298K

The cost of living in Madrid is 49% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2194th and 4400th ($1889 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 149th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Manama

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Madrid Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$10026

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520