Chengdu vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$240
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
20.9M
298K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 51% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7421st and 4263rd ($623 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 1.8 months in Manama. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1890th and 1311th 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
$2.78
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$9896

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$581
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$572
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$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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$1243
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$1223
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$1068
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$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
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$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
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$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514