Cost of living comparison
Manama is 21.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Manama instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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