Chengdu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$252
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
20.9M
298K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 49% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7530th and 4625th ($635 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 5th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1800th and 1191st 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
$2.87
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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