Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 77.2% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 71.5% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 81.3% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Douglas

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Douglas are more expensive than in Manama. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Manama	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 BHD2.010	$27.75 £20.82	+423.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.810	$11.89 £8.92	+60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 BHD0.330	$2.71 £2.03	+213.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BHD0.120	$2.12 £1.59	+593.0%
Average			+237.8%

Manama vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.5% more for groceries

	Manama	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 BHD0.410	$2.63 £1.98	+143.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 BHD1.640	$4.01 £3.01	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.35 BHD2.030	$9.41 £7.06	+75.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 BHD0.860	$5.30 £3.97	+133.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 BHD1.120	$3.87 £2.91	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 BHD0.400	$1.36 £1.02	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 BHD0.390	$0.82 £0.61	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BHD0.330	$1.74 £1.30	+100.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BHD0.240	$1.61 £1.21	+150.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BHD0.180	$1.35 £1.01	+189.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 BHD0.240	$1.35 £1.01	+113.3%
Average			+71.5%

Manama vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.3% more for transportation

	Manama	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 BHD0.960	$7.35 £5.52	+191.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.13 BHD14.060	$96.91 £72.71	+161.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.81 BHD14,058.540	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.88 BHD12.460	$16.65 £12.49	-49.4%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Manama	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.14 BHD13.310	$72.49 £54.39	+106.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$995.34 BHD377.010	$1,233.89 £925.79	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.13 BHD244.360	$1,068.05 £801.36	+65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.06 BHD44.340	$261.61 £196.29	+123.5%
Average			+56.0%

Manama vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Manama	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.38 BHD185.370	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+255.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.71 BHD4,173.230	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+373.8%
Average			+310.4%

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 BHD2.510	$6.54 £4.91	-1.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94 BHD1.870	$5.01 £3.76	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 BHD2.010	$22.46 £16.86	+323.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.98 BHD23.860	$64.75 £48.58	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD4.020	$15.86 £11.90	+49.5%
Average			+28.7%

Manama vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Manama	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08 BHD19.350	$99.11 £74.36	+94.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.58 BHD21.810	$44.60 £33.46	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.84 BHD33.270	$111.22 £83.45	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.50 BHD33.900	$69.38 £52.05	-22.5%
Average			+10.2%

Manama vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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