Manama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$765
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
298K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 120% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4453rd and 7898th ($1340 vs $610) 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 362nd in China, while ranked 1297th and 7422nd 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
$6.61
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$18568

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$1218
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$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531