Chennai vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$142
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
45
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
6.6M
298K

The cost of living in Chennai is 69% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8947th and 4453rd ($409 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Bahrain, respectively. Check India vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5131st and 1297th 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
$2.12
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$10985

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521