Chennai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$152
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
298K

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8897th and 4263rd ($430 vs $1280) 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4021st and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$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
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$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
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$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