Manama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$724
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
76
89
🏙️ Population
298K
2.44M

The cost of living in Manama is 4% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4555th and 4661st ($1309 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1317th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$18442

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602