Cost of living comparison
Manama is 15.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Manama instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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