Cost of living comparison
Manama is 60.4% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Manama instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,973.850
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$50.94
BHD19.160
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$40.59
BHD15.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$833.69
BHD313.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$611.67
BHD230.110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$92.63
BHD34.850
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$356.28
BHD134.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,042.440
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$69.28
BHD26.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$71.97
BHD27.070
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$94.75
BHD35.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$78.60
BHD29.570
|
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