Cost of living comparison
Manama is 54.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Manama instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
|
pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
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