Cost of living comparison
Manama is 12.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Manama instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,973.850
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$50.94
BHD19.160
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$40.59
BHD15.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$833.69
BHD313.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$611.67
BHD230.110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$92.63
BHD34.850
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$356.28
BHD134.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,042.440
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$69.28
BHD26.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$71.97
BHD27.070
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$94.75
BHD35.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$78.60
BHD29.570
|
|
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