Cost of living comparison
Manama is 21.6% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Manama instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
$34.49
BHD12.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,994.470
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
$50.94
BHD19.190
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
$40.59
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
$833.69
BHD314.110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
$611.67
BHD230.450
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
$92.63
BHD34.900
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
$356.28
BHD134.230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,048.400
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
$11.94
BHD4.500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
$69.28
BHD26.100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Manama
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
$52.30
BHD19.710
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
$71.97
BHD27.110
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
$94.75
BHD35.700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
$78.60
BHD29.610
|
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