Guangzhou vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$322
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
18.7M
298K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6838th and 4625th ($758 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 2100th and 1191st 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
$2.82
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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