Manama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$655
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
298K
10.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 150% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4400th and 8633rd ($1267 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 1915th and 5079th 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
$6.61
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734