Cost of living comparison
Manama is 27.7% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Manama instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Manama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$23,875.78
BHD8,998.450
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$909.55
BHD342.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$736.17
BHD277.450
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$101.26
BHD38.160
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$397.93
BHD149.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$8,588.65
BHD3,236.940
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$84.01
BHD31.660
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$44.10
BHD16.620
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$89.61
BHD33.770
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$77.69
BHD29.280
|
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