Manama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$655
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
298K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manama is 107% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4400th and 7649th ($1267 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1915th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$10066

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$1226
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610