Manama vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$724
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
298K
6.98M

The cost of living in Manama is 63% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4555th and 6740th ($1309 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 1317th and 6593rd 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
$6.78
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$19015

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$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584