Manama vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$765
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
76
90
🏙️ Population
298K
4.04M

The cost of living in Manama is 19% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4931st ($1340 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1297th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs New Taipei

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Manama New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$21429

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612