Manama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$675
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$707
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
74
38
🏙️ Population
298K
7.82M

The cost of living in Manama is 74% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4263rd and 6735th ($1280 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1311th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$17921

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$1243
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$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529