Manama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$675
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
298K
3.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 43% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4263rd and 6071st ($1280 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1311th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$18658

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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
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$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671