Chennai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$159
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
298K

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8907th and 4400th ($433 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Bahrain, respectively. Check India vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4094th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Manama

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Chennai Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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