Manama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$807
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
157K
3.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 38% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3950th and 5356th ($1375 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bahrain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3031st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721