Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Bahrain

Manama vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 3.3% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Manama
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Manama
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Manama
Housing: pay 23.0% more in Manama
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% more in Manama
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Manama

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Manama are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Manama.

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Manama vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manama instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.30 BHD2.000	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.43 BHD2.810	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.86 BHD0.330	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.31 BHD0.120	-53.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Taipei	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.08 BHD0.410	-46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.33 BHD1.640	-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.35 BHD2.020	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.27 BHD0.860	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.95 BHD1.110	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.06 BHD0.400	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.04 BHD0.390	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.87 BHD0.330	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.64 BHD0.240	-68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.47 BHD0.180	-62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.63 BHD0.240	-39.3%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$2.53 BHD0.950	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$37.13 BHD14.030	-1.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$37,115.81 BHD14,021.720	+10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$32.88 BHD12.420	+267.6%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Taipei	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$35.14 BHD13.270	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$995.34 BHD376.020	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$645.13 BHD243.720	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$117.06 BHD44.220	+76.6%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$489.38 BHD184.880	-26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$11,017.71 BHD4,162.300	-33.9%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$6.63 BHD2.500	+134.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.94 BHD1.870	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.30 BHD2.000	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$62.98 BHD23.790	+53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.61 BHD4.010	+9.0%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$51.08 BHD19.300	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$57.58 BHD21.750	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$87.84 BHD33.190	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$89.50 BHD33.810	-14.8%
Average			+0.6%

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