Manama vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$807
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$552
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
157K
6.98M

The cost of living in Manama is 77% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3950th and 6458th ($1375 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 3031st and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573