Manama vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$655
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
298K
6.98M

The cost of living in Manama is 62% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4400th and 6518th ($1267 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Bahrain and China, respectively. Check Bahrain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 1915th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Zhanjiang

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Manama Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$20188

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601