Chicago vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
2.75M
298K

The cost of living in Chicago is 113% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 358th and 4453rd ($2851 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 18th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Manama

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Chicago Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$10985

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Manama

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