Manama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$655
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
298K
2.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 9% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4400th and 4715th ($1267 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1915th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605