Manama vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manama Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$765
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
298K
8.78M

The cost of living in Manama is 107% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7630th ($1340 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1297th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Manama vs Quanzhou

Prices for goods and services in Manama and Quanzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manama Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$9745

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954