Manama vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$724
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
298K
9.4M

The cost of living in Manama is 95% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4555th and 7431st ($1309 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1317th and 3738th 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
$6.78
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$15051

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$1192
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525