Cost of living comparison
Manama is 26.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Manama instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.09
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.69
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.28
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.45
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.53
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.81
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.20
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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