Manama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$724
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
76
77
🏙️ Population
298K
17.5M

The cost of living in Manama is 39% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4555th and 6106th ($1309 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1317th and 1113th 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
$6.78
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638