Manama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$765
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
76
70
🏙️ Population
298K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 156% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8548th ($1340 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1297th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Zhengzhou

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Manama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$21955

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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567