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Manama vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Manama
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Manama
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Manama
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Manama
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Manama

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Manama are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Manama.

Manama vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.63 BHD2.500	+121.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$7.43 BHD2.800	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.80 BHD0.300	-22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.33 BHD0.130	-62.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Freetown	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.13 BHD0.420	+69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.36 BHD1.270	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.23 BHD2.350	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.54 BHD0.960	+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.21 BHD1.210	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.12 BHD0.420	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.97 BHD0.360	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.78 BHD0.290	+141.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.59 BHD0.220	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.44 BHD0.170	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.58 BHD0.220	-21.5%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Freetown	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$2.09 BHD0.790	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.83 BHD11.990
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$34,479.19 BHD12,989.100	+187.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$32.89 BHD12.390	+205.9%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Freetown	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$40.27 BHD15.170	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$803.25 BHD302.600	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$544.92 BHD205.280	-56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$96.16 BHD36.230	-12.9%
Average			-42.1%

Freetown vs. Manama - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$306.00 BHD115.280
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,971.22 BHD3,379.670

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$7.96 BHD3.000	+430.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.26 BHD1.980	+202.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.97 BHD2.250	+98.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$71.13 BHD26.800	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.61 BHD4.000
Average			+193.6%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$48.07 BHD18.110	+380.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$59.49 BHD22.410	+643.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$86.20 BHD32.470	+331.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$88.52 BHD33.350	+77.0%
Average			+358.1%

Freetown vs. Manama - Cost of clothing

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