Cost of living comparison
Manama is 31.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Manama instead of Paris, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
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