Chongqing vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$180
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
32.1M
298K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 55% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8185th and 4625th ($561 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 2237th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Manama

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Chongqing Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
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$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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