Manama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$724
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
298K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 156% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4555th and 8643rd ($1309 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 1317th and 4641st 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
$6.78
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$21713

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556