Cost of living comparison
Manama is 12.7% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Manama instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
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