Cost of living comparison

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Manama vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 15.6% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Manama
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Manama
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Manama
Housing: pay 68.1% more in Manama
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Manama
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Manama

The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Manama are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Manama. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Manama.

Manama vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manama instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON60.61	$6.63 BHD2.500	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.35	$7.43 BHD2.800	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.99	$0.80 BHD0.300	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.43	$0.33 BHD0.130	-84.4%
Average			-52.2%

Bucharest vs. Manama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.34	$1.13 BHD0.420	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.89	$3.36 BHD1.260	-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.29	$6.23 BHD2.350	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.89	$2.54 BHD0.960	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.85	$3.21 BHD1.210	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.82	$1.12 BHD0.420	+74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.46	$0.97 BHD0.360	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.52	$0.78 BHD0.290	-3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.20	$0.59 BHD0.220	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.04	$0.44 BHD0.170	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.07	$0.58 BHD0.220	+23.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.92	$2.09 BHD0.790	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON101.01	$31.83 BHD11.980	+38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON126,267.68	$34,479.19 BHD12,981.900	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.27	$32.89 BHD12.380	+429.7%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 68.1% more for housing

	Bucharest	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON50.03	$40.27 BHD15.160	+253.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,843.08	$803.25 BHD302.440	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,901.35	$544.92 BHD205.170	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON613.20	$96.16 BHD36.210	-31.1%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,920.48	$306.00 BHD115.210	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON64,055.17	$8,971.22 BHD3,377.790	-38.5%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.15	$7.96 BHD3.000	+130.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.42	$5.26 BHD1.980	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.29	$5.97 BHD2.250	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON230.58	$71.13 BHD26.780	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON40.41	$10.61 BHD3.990	+15.3%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON353.78	$48.07 BHD18.100	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON199.75	$59.49 BHD22.400	+30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON412.80	$86.20 BHD32.450	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON482.09	$88.52 BHD33.330	-19.3%
Average			-9.3%

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