Guangzhou vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$354
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
298K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 40% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6835th and 4555th ($782 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 2285th and 1317th 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
$2.86
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$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