Manama vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$660
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
89
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
298K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manama is 91% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4625th and 7452nd ($1237 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1191st and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$18657

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$1230
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$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573