Manama vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$655
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$3835
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
298K
664K

The cost of living in Manama is 43% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4400th and 1336th ($1267 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bahrain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1915th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$10888

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592