Hefei vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$216
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
9.37M
298K

The cost of living in Hefei is 48% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7469th and 4625th ($643 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4318th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Manama

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Hefei Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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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