Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 47.1% cheaper than Manama.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Manama, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Manama
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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