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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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