Manama vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manama	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2873	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$660	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1136	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.7	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1982	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	77	71
🏙️ Population	298K	9.07M

The cost of living in Manama is 123% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4625th and 8245th ($1237 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1191st and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shenyang

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	Manama	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$740	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.61%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2794	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8943	$24707

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501