Manama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$807
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
78
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
157K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 172% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3950th and 8471st ($1375 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3031st and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$4818

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$1327
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617