Cost of living comparison
Manama is 90.3% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Manama instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Manama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,973.850
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$50.94
BHD19.160
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$40.59
BHD15.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$833.69
BHD313.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$611.67
BHD230.110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$92.63
BHD34.850
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$356.28
BHD134.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,042.440
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$69.28
BHD26.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 72.6% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$71.97
BHD27.070
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$94.75
BHD35.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$78.60
BHD29.570
|
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