Manama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$660
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
77
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
298K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manama is 146% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4625th and 8651st ($1237 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1191st and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563