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Roseau vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 38.8% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Roseau
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Roseau

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Roseau are more expensive than in Manama. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Roseau. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manama	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 BHD2.490	$7.40 EC$20.00	+11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.790	$7.03 EC$19.00	-5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 BHD0.300	$2.47 EC$6.67	+207.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 BHD0.130	$2.22 EC$6.00	+563.5%
Average			+194.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Manama	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 BHD0.420	$2.10 EC$5.67	+86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 BHD1.260	$1.20 EC$3.25	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 BHD2.340	$12.61 EC$34.07	+102.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 BHD0.960	$5.60 EC$15.13	+120.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 BHD1.210	$5.09 EC$13.76	+58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 BHD0.420	$2.91 EC$7.86	+159.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$1.07 EC$2.90	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BHD0.290	$2.03 EC$5.49	+161.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 BHD0.220	$2.33 EC$6.30	+297.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BHD0.170	$1.62 EC$4.37	+264.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BHD0.220	$1.37 EC$3.71	+136.8%
Average			+121.2%

Manama vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Manama	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.09 BHD0.790	$5.39 EC$14.58	+157.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.83 BHD11.970	$53.13 EC$143.58	+66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,479.19 BHD12,972.800	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.89 BHD12.370	$29.23 EC$79.00	-11.1%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Manama	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.27 BHD15.150	$70.92 EC$191.67	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.25 BHD302.220	$283.68 EC$766.67	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.92 BHD205.020	$203.51 EC$550.00	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.16 BHD36.180	$108.58 EC$293.44	+12.9%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Manama	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.00 BHD115.130	$129.51 EC$350.00	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,971.22 BHD3,375.420	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-50.5%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.96 BHD2.990	$1.85 EC$5.00	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 BHD1.980	$4.13 EC$11.17	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 BHD2.250	$7.40 EC$20.00	+24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.13 BHD26.760	$46.25 EC$125.00	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD3.990	$8.33 EC$22.50	-21.5%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Manama	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.07 BHD18.090	$55.50 EC$150.00	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.49 BHD22.380	$37.00 EC$100.00	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.20 BHD32.430	$74.00 EC$200.00	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.52 BHD33.310	$92.51 EC$250.00	+4.5%
Average			-8.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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