Manama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$724
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
298K
2.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 37% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4555th and 5984th ($1309 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1317th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$17495

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665