Manama vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$655
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$3717
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
298K
1.51M

The cost of living in Manama is 46% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4400th and 1056th ($1267 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Germany, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1915th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Munich

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Manama Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$19483

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668