Madrid vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2015
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4668
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1177
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2580
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
46
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
3.42M
298K

The cost of living in Madrid is 63% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1962nd and 4625th ($2015 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 142nd and 1191st 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
$16.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2482
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8353
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4881
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$678
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12418
$8943

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534