Manama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$655
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
298K
2.33M

The cost of living in Manama is 46% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4400th and 6227th ($1267 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1915th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691