Cost of living comparison
Manama is 15.4% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Manama instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Manama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 58.1% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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