Manama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$655
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
298K
1.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 51% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4400th and 6292nd ($1267 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1915th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$18526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719