Chennai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$161	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$2188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	44
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	10.3M	157K

The cost of living in Chennai is 68% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8842nd and 3950th ($434 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3676th and 3031st 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	$2.09	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10676

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Manama

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