Manama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$660
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
298K
7.82M

The cost of living in Manama is 107% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4625th and 7835th ($1237 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1191st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$17107

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517