Manama vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$765
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
18
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
298K
6.49M

The cost of living in Manama is 96% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7385th ($1340 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 1297th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shangrao

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Manama Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$25646

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$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628