Manama vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$3560
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
298K
1.51M

The cost of living in Manama is 42% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4263rd and 1352nd ($1280 vs $2201) 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 1.8 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 1311th 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
$6.92
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$14702

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560