Cost of living comparison
Manama is 35.0% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Manama instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,973.850
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$50.94
BHD19.160
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$40.59
BHD15.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$833.69
BHD313.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$611.67
BHD230.110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$92.63
BHD34.850
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$356.28
BHD134.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,042.440
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$69.28
BHD26.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$71.97
BHD27.070
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$94.75
BHD35.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$78.60
BHD29.570
|
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