Manama vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$724
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$759
😷 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 4555th and 7679th ($1309 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 1317th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Quanzhou

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Manama Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$9536

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943