Cost of living comparison
Manama is 25.8% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Manama instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
|
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