Chengdu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$242
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
20.9M
157K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 53% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7269th and 3950th ($643 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1633rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Manama

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Chengdu Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604