Manama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$765
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
298K
24.9M

The cost of living in Manama is 17% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4880th ($1340 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1297th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shanghai

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Manama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789