Manama vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$655
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
90
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
298K
13.9M

The cost of living in Manama is 78% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4400th and 6862nd ($1267 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1915th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$16590

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$1226
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$1218
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618