Chicago vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
298K

The cost of living in Chicago is 109% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 529th and 4263rd ($2678 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Manama. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 23rd and 1311th 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
$21.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$9896

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Manama

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