Cost of living comparison
Manama is 3.5% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Manama instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
|
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