Chennai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$159
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
6.6M
298K

The cost of living in Chennai is 65% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8898th and 4625th ($437 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Bahrain, respectively. Check India vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5272nd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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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