Changsha vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$222
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
10M
298K

The cost of living in Changsha is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7989th and 4400th ($582 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3254th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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$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