Cost of living comparison
Manama is 3.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Manama instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$37.14
BHD13.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$23,875.78
BHD8,990.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$26.53
BHD9.990
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$44.73
BHD16.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$909.55
BHD342.510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$736.17
BHD277.220
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$101.26
BHD38.130
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$397.93
BHD149.850
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,234.240
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$84.01
BHD31.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$44.10
BHD16.610
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$65.18
BHD24.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$89.61
BHD33.740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$77.69
BHD29.260
|
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