Chicago vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
298K

The cost of living in Chicago is 126% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 394th and 4625th ($2799 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st in the United States and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United States vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 16th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$8943

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Manama

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