Cost of living comparison
Manama is 73.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Manama instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,973.850
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$50.94
BHD19.160
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$40.59
BHD15.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$833.69
BHD313.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$611.67
BHD230.110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$92.63
BHD34.850
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$356.28
BHD134.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,042.440
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$69.28
BHD26.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$71.97
BHD27.070
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$94.75
BHD35.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$78.60
BHD29.570
|
|
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