Changsha vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$202
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
10M
298K

The cost of living in Changsha is 52% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4625th ($592 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3381st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534