Hefei vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$277
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
9.37M
298K

The cost of living in Hefei is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6780th and 4400th ($727 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Bahrain, respectively. Check China vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4171st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520