Manama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$807
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
157K
1.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 51% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3950th and 5887th ($1375 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3031st and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741