Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 29.3% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Manama, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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