Dongguan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$259
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
10.5M
298K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 49% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7469th and 4555th ($666 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3662nd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Manama

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Dongguan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$10032

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$1192
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$1109
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$931
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$1037
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$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545