Dongguan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$263
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
298K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 47% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7341st and 4625th ($662 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3389th and 1191st 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
$2.78
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$8943

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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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