Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.7% cheaper than Manama.
If you lived in Poland instead of Manama, you would:
pay 98.9% more for restaurants
Manama
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Manama
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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