Chicago vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
298K

The cost of living in Chicago is 111% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 483rd and 4400th ($2667 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United States vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 20th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$10026

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520