Manama vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$655
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
72
38
🏙️ Population
298K
9.71M

The cost of living in Manama is 93% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4400th and 7242nd ($1267 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 1915th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$14023

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502