Manama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$724
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
298K
1.85M

The cost of living in Manama is 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4555th and 6264th ($1309 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1317th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Tainan

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Manama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697