Cost of living comparison
Manama is 0.4% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Manama instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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