Hefei vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$205
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
9.37M
298K

The cost of living in Hefei is 51% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7405th and 4263rd ($625 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 3963rd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514