Cost of living comparison
Manama is 82.1% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Manama instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 88.4% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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