Cost of living comparison
Manama is 92.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Manama instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,569.33
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,343.06
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,188.49
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS866.43
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,801.41
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,131.68
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,631.01
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,853.73
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,837.08
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS735.61
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS717.95
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS508.07
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS670.37
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS346.99
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS356.42
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,073.90
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,014.59
|
$34.49
BHD12.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,810,199.60
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,993.720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,821.31
|
$50.94
BHD19.190
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,966.99
|
$40.59
BHD15.290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS437,908.28
|
$833.69
BHD314.090
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS317,244.18
|
$611.67
BHD230.440
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,322.50
|
$92.63
BHD34.900
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS195,800.88
|
$356.28
BHD134.230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,653,083.27
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,048.180
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,335.76
|
$11.94
BHD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,029.50
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,781.02
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,104.93
|
$69.28
BHD26.100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,801.39
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,670.96
|
$52.30
BHD19.710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,587.36
|
$71.97
BHD27.110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS103,482.14
|
$94.75
BHD35.700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,712.21
|
$78.60
BHD29.610
|
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