Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.6% cheaper than Manama.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Manama, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Manama
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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