Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 50.5% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Manama, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
$59.37
€55.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
$13.63
€12.65
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
$816.29
€757.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
$529.47
€491.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
$41.71
€38.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Manama
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
$94.21
€87.40
|
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