Manama vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$765
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
298K
9.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 103% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7558th ($1340 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1297th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Ningbo

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Manama Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$15801

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538