Kaohsiung vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$342
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
298K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 26% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6046th and 4400th ($932 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 389th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Manama

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Kaohsiung Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10026

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$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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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