Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 80.4% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Manama, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$15.24
€14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
$10.88
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
$6.94
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BHD2.550
|
$4.68
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
BHD0.980
|
$3.49
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
$6.38
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
$7.43
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.49
BHD13.000
|
$53.34
€49.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,143.75
BHD13,999.070
|
$32,415.23
€29,993.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.94
BHD19.200
|
$25.46
€23.56
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.59
BHD15.300
|
$42.52
€39.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$833.69
BHD314.210
|
$1,392.07
€1,288.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.67
BHD230.530
|
$988.74
€914.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.63
BHD34.910
|
$278.35
€257.55
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.28
BHD134.280
|
$209.09
€193.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,745.16
BHD4,049.730
|
$9,427.53
€8,723.30
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.94
BHD4.500
|
$4.90
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
$4.05
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
$8.93
€8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.28
BHD26.110
|
$37.56
€34.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
$13.33
€12.34
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Manama
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.30
BHD19.710
|
$88.82
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.97
BHD27.120
|
$41.27
€38.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.75
BHD35.710
|
$96.51
€89.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.60
BHD29.620
|
$144.43
€133.64
|
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