Manama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$807
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$608
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
157K
10.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 183% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3950th and 8597th ($1375 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 Shijiazhuang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 3031st and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Shijiazhuang

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Manama Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733