Manama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$765
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
21
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
298K
6.56M

The cost of living in Manama is 122% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7943rd ($1340 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1297th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shaoyang

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Manama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619