Cologne vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4724
$2903
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$658
🏘️ Family rent
$1852
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3081
$2092
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
298K

The cost of living in Cologne is 59% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 2082nd and 4657th ($1973 vs $1240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Bahrain, respectively. Check Germany vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 23rd and 1162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1106
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1500
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6169
$2736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$18.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$966
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1747
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2011
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1749
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1717
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1750
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1715
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1740
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1716
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1704
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1756
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1690
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1748
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1738
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1697
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1721
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1677
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1688
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1684
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1650
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1700
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1838
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1705
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1771
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1670
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1693
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1678
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1653
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1680
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1693
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1663
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1666
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1656
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1652
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1655
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$2011

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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
$1205
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1063
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1055
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$893
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1688
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$913
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1762
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$464
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$537
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$521
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$564
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1695
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$537
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1430
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$541
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$699
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2512
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$493
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1383
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$702
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2504
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$515
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$553
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$547
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$692
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$851
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1450
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1215
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$592
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$515