Manama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$724
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$776
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4555th and 7929th ($1309 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 1317th and 7123rd 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
$6.78
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$11939

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$1192
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$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615