Kaohsiung vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$382
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
2.72M
298K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5666th and 4555th ($999 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 364th and 1317th 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
$3.78
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$10032

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545