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Moroni vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 42.5% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 23.5% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 49.8% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Moroni

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Moroni are more expensive than in Manama. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Manama	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 BHD2.510	$6.42 KMF2,749	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.810	$8.30 KMF3,554	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 BHD0.300	$1.04 KMF445	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 BHD0.130	$0.67 KMF287	+100.7%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Manama	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 BHD0.430	$0.59 KMF253	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 BHD1.270	$4.02 KMF1,720	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 BHD2.360	$17.01 KMF7,279	+172.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 BHD0.960	$5.23 KMF2,239	+106.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 BHD1.210	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 BHD0.420	$2.38 KMF1,020	+112.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BHD0.290	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 BHD0.220	$1.95 KMF834	+232.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BHD0.170	$2.13 KMF911	+379.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BHD0.220	$1.46 KMF626	+152.2%
Average			+141.0%

Manama vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Manama	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.09 BHD0.790	$11.89 KMF5,090	+468.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.83 BHD12.040	$33.58 KMF14,372	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,479.19 BHD13,046.930	$19,879.18 KMF9M	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.89 BHD12.440	$8.93 KMF3,823	-72.8%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 23.5% more for housing

	Manama	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.27 BHD15.240	$76.92 KMF32,921	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.25 BHD303.950	$759.19 KMF325K	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.92 BHD206.200	$630.71 KMF270K	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.16 BHD36.390	$89.32 KMF38,228	-7.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

	Manama	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.00 BHD115.790	$415.80 KMF178K	+35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,971.22 BHD3,394.710	$14,673.45 KMF6M	+63.6%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.96 BHD3.010	$1.09 KMF465	-86.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 BHD1.990	$1.83 KMF785	-65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 BHD2.260	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.13 BHD26.910	$35.88 KMF15,356	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD4.010	$6.79 KMF2,904	-36.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Manama	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.07 BHD18.190	$63.07 KMF26,995	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.49 BHD22.510	$63.07 KMF26,995	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.20 BHD32.620	$114.46 KMF48,990	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.52 BHD33.500	$88.77 KMF37,992	+0.3%
Average			+17.6%

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