Manama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$807
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$658
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
157K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 135% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3950th and 7809th ($1375 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 Zhoukou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 3031st and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$13369

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532