Cost of living comparison
Manama is 44.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Manama instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
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