Cost of living comparison
Manama is 55.8% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Manama instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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