Guangzhou vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$342
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
298K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 41% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6854th and 4453rd ($785 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 1149th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Manama

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Guangzhou Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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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