Cost of living comparison
Manama is 5.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Manama instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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