Manama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$660
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
16
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
298K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 113% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4625th and 7972nd ($1237 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 1191st and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Zhoukou

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Manama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$14551

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$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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499