Manama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$655
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
298K
3.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 36% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4400th and 6052nd ($1267 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1915th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716