Manama vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$655
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
298K
6.44M

The cost of living in Manama is 77% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4400th and 6841st ($1267 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 1915th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$19047

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694