Manama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$675
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$602
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
298K
10.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 166% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4263rd and 8748th ($1280 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 1311th and 5094th 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
$6.92
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$4785

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ManamaShijiazhuang

Cost of living

$349

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$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716