Manama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$765
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
298K
17.5M

The cost of living in Manama is 35% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4453rd and 5618th ($1340 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1297th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shenzhen

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Manama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$21140

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648