Manama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$807
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$1180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
157K
2.29M

The cost of living in Manama is 60% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3950th and 6163rd ($1375 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3031st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$13937

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716