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San Salvador vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 5.7% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 44.2% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 11.1% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Manama	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 BHD2.500	$7.00 SVC61.08	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 BHD2.800	$7.00 SVC61.08	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 BHD0.300	$1.14 SVC9.90	+41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 BHD0.130	$0.91 SVC7.95	+172.4%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

	Manama	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 BHD0.420	$1.95 SVC17.01	+73.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 BHD1.260	$3.77 SVC32.86	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 BHD2.350	$6.84 SVC59.68	+9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 BHD0.960	$3.01 SVC26.26	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 BHD1.210	$2.99 SVC26.05	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 BHD0.420	$1.77 SVC15.46	+57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$0.76 SVC6.60	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BHD0.290	$1.17 SVC10.17	+49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 BHD0.220	$1.22 SVC10.61	+107.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BHD0.170	$0.97 SVC8.44	+118.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BHD0.220	$0.98 SVC8.51	+68.3%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Manama	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.09 BHD0.790	$3.82 SVC33.34	+82.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.83 BHD11.980	$15.00 SVC130.88	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,479.19 BHD12,981.900	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.89 BHD12.380	$29.93 SVC261.12	-9.0%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Manama	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.27 BHD15.160	$43.33 SVC378.09	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.25 BHD302.440	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.92 BHD205.170	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.16 BHD36.210	$82.16 SVC716.84	-14.6%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Manama	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.00 BHD115.210	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,971.22 BHD3,377.790	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-28.4%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.96 BHD3.000	$2.00 SVC17.45	-74.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 BHD1.980	$3.25 SVC28.35	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 BHD2.250	$4.00 SVC34.90	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.13 BHD26.780	$30.80 SVC268.74	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD3.990	$5.25 SVC45.81	-50.5%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Manama	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.07 BHD18.100	$62.60 SVC546.20	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.49 BHD22.400	$45.83 SVC399.91	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.20 BHD32.450	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+52.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.52 BHD33.330	$109.17 SVC952.51	+23.3%
Average			+20.9%

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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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