Manama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$765
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
298K
7.82M

The cost of living in Manama is 119% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7879th ($1340 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 1297th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shangqiu

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Manama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$19212

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$1062
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522