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Bahrain

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Saint Peter Port vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 95.2% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 43.1% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Saint Peter Port

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

Saint Peter Port vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 BHD2.010	$20.48 £15.37	+286.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.810	$9.88 £7.41	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 BHD0.330	$2.87 £2.15	+232.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BHD0.120	$2.42 £1.82	+690.6%
Average			+181.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 BHD0.410	$2.14 £1.61	+97.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 BHD1.640	$7.53 £5.65	+73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.35 BHD2.030	$9.14 £6.86	+70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 BHD0.860	$5.90 £4.42	+160.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 BHD1.120	$5.59 £4.20	+89.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 BHD0.400	$2.15 £1.61	+102.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 BHD0.390	$1.05 £0.79	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BHD0.330	$2.96 £2.22	+241.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BHD0.240	$1.58 £1.19	+145.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BHD0.180	$1.30 £0.97	+178.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 BHD0.240	$1.10 £0.82	+74.0%
Average			+102.9%

Manama vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.1% more for transportation

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 BHD0.960	$8.12 £6.09	+221.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.13 BHD14.060	$35.02 £26.27	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.81 BHD14,058.540	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.88 BHD12.460	$25.80 £19.36	-21.5%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.14 BHD13.310	$55.83 £41.89	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$995.34 BHD377.010	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+137.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.13 BHD244.360	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+250.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.06 BHD44.340	$103.58 £77.71	-11.5%
Average			+134.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.38 BHD185.370	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+327.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.71 BHD4,173.230	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+79.9%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 BHD2.510	$6.94 £5.21	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94 BHD1.870	$4.82 £3.62	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 BHD2.010	$17.18 £12.89	+223.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.98 BHD23.860	$73.34 £55.03	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD4.020	$11.89 £8.92	+12.1%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Manama	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08 BHD19.350	$102.41 £76.84	+100.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.58 BHD21.810	$29.73 £22.31	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.84 BHD33.270	$116.73 £87.58	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.50 BHD33.900	$89.20 £66.92	-0.3%
Average			+8.2%

Manama vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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