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Manama vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 41.3% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in Manama
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Manama
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Manama
Housing: pay 34.4% more in Manama
Childcare: pay 92.8% more in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Manama
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Manama

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Manama are more expensive than in Pretoria. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Manama.

Manama vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$6.63 BHD2.500	-23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$7.43 BHD2.800	+47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.80 BHD0.300	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.33 BHD0.130	-60.7%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.13 BHD0.420	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$3.36 BHD1.260	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$6.23 BHD2.350	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.54 BHD0.960	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$3.21 BHD1.210	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.12 BHD0.420	+47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.97 BHD0.360	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.78 BHD0.290	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.59 BHD0.220	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.44 BHD0.170	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.58 BHD0.220	+6.2%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$2.09 BHD0.790	-58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$31.83 BHD11.980	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$34,479.19 BHD12,981.900	+71.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$32.89 BHD12.380	+153.7%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 34.4% more for housing

	Pretoria	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$40.27 BHD15.160	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$803.25 BHD302.440	+96.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$544.92 BHD205.170	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$96.16 BHD36.210	-1.5%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 92.8% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$306.00 BHD115.210	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$8,971.22 BHD3,377.790	+134.7%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$7.96 BHD3.000	+245.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$5.26 BHD1.980	+145.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$5.97 BHD2.250	+107.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$71.13 BHD26.780	+98.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$10.61 BHD3.990	+36.4%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$48.07 BHD18.100	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$59.49 BHD22.400	+79.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$86.20 BHD32.450	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$88.52 BHD33.330	+2.4%
Average			+18.5%

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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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