Cost of living comparison

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Manama vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 48.3% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Manama
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Manama
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Manama
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Manama
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Manama
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Manama

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

Manama vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$6.63 BHD2.490	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$7.43 BHD2.790	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$0.80 BHD0.300	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.33 BHD0.130	-67.4%
Average			-43.0%

Caracas vs. Manama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Caracas	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.13 BHD0.420	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$3.36 BHD1.260	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$6.23 BHD2.340	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$2.54 BHD0.950	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$3.21 BHD1.200	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.12 BHD0.420	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.97 BHD0.360	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$0.78 BHD0.290	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$0.59 BHD0.220	-41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.44 BHD0.170	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.58 BHD0.220	-45.5%
Average			-32.9%

Caracas vs. Manama - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$2.09 BHD0.790	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$31.83 BHD11.940	+6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$34,479.19 BHD12,936.870	+37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$32.89 BHD12.340	+39.9%
Average			+23.6%

Caracas vs. Manama - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Caracas	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$40.27 BHD15.110	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$803.25 BHD301.390	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$544.92 BHD204.460	+39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$96.16 BHD36.080	+494.0%
Average			+151.4%

Caracas vs. Manama - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$306.00 BHD114.810	+126.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$8,971.22 BHD3,366.070	+84.6%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$7.96 BHD2.990	+430.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$5.26 BHD1.970	+97.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$5.97 BHD2.240	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$71.13 BHD26.690	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$10.61 BHD3.980	+76.8%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Caracas	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$48.07 BHD18.040	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$59.49 BHD22.320	+58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$86.20 BHD32.340	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$88.52 BHD33.210	-20.0%
Average			+5.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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