Manama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1309
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3020
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$724
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2278
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
298K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 119% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4555th and 7960th ($1309 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 1317th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.78
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10032
$16685

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$1109
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514