Manama vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$660
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
298K
12.7M

The cost of living in Manama is 60% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4625th and 6778th ($1237 vs $771) 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 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1191st and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$15339

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$1230
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$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610