Manama vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$724
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
298K
12.7M

The cost of living in Manama is 67% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4555th and 6833rd ($1309 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1317th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Suzhou

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Manama Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$17664

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623