Manama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$765
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
76
89
🏙️ Population
298K
2.36M

The cost of living in Manama is 35% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4453rd and 5651st ($1340 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Taoyuan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1297th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Taoyuan

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Manama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$19490

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473