Manama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$660
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
298K
24.9M

The cost of living in Manama is 10% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4625th and 4879th ($1237 vs $1128) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1191st and 1383rd 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
$6.59
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753