Cost of living comparison
Manama is 68.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Manama instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
|
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