Manama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$655
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
72
37
🏙️ Population
298K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manama is 111% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4400th and 7790th ($1267 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 1915th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528