Cost of living comparison
Greece is 23.8% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Greece instead of Manama, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Manama
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.170
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.860
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.510
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD150.000
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.560
|
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Manama
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
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