Cost of living comparison
Manama is 2.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Manama instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB835.01
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB730.63
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB95.54
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB62.46
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB127.48
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB534.16
|
$4.28
BHD1.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB666.04
|
$6.75
BHD2.550
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB301.80
|
$2.59
BHD0.980
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB722.61
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB345.50
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.17
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB128.34
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.14
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.41
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB89.12
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB544.47
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,171.77
|
$34.49
BHD13.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB2,988,009.80
|
$37,143.75
BHD14,007.390
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB454.48
|
$50.94
BHD19.210
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB17,864.74
|
$40.59
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB72,811.89
|
$833.69
BHD314.400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB41,651.05
|
$611.67
BHD230.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,628.15
|
$92.63
BHD34.930
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,753.93
|
$356.28
BHD134.360
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,146,016.88
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,052.140
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB117.18
|
$11.94
BHD4.500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB129.58
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB468.71
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,464.69
|
$69.28
BHD26.120
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB585.88
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,700.09
|
$52.30
BHD19.720
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,718.63
|
$71.97
BHD27.140
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,832.35
|
$94.75
BHD35.730
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,522.39
|
$78.60
BHD29.640
|
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