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Manama vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Manama is 48.8% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Manama
Groceries: pay 50.7% less in Manama
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Manama
Housing: pay 57.4% less in Manama
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Manama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Manama
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Manama

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Manama.

Manama vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manama instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$5.30 BHD2.010	-74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$7.43 BHD2.810	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$0.86 BHD0.330	-69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.31 BHD0.120	-87.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 50.7% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.08 BHD0.410	-49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$4.33 BHD1.640	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$5.35 BHD2.030	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$2.27 BHD0.860	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.95 BHD1.120	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.06 BHD0.400	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.04 BHD0.390	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.87 BHD0.330	-70.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.64 BHD0.240	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.47 BHD0.180	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.63 BHD0.240	-42.5%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$2.53 BHD0.960	-68.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$37.13 BHD14.060	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$37,115.81 BHD14,058.540	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$32.88 BHD12.460	+27.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 57.4% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$35.14 BHD13.310	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$995.34 BHD377.010	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$645.13 BHD244.360	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$117.06 BHD44.340	+13.0%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$489.38 BHD185.370	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$11,017.71 BHD4,173.230	-44.4%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$6.63 BHD2.510	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$4.94 BHD1.870	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$5.30 BHD2.010	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$62.98 BHD23.860	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$10.61 BHD4.020	-10.8%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Manama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$51.08 BHD19.350	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$57.58 BHD21.810	+93.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$87.84 BHD33.270	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$89.50 BHD33.900	+0.3%
Average			-7.6%

Saint Peter Port vs. Manama - Cost of clothing

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