Cost of living comparison
Manama is 26.9% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Manama instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$7.16
BHD2.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$6.75
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$3.93
BHD1.480
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$34.49
BHD12.980
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,978.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$50.94
BHD19.170
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$40.59
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$833.69
BHD313.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$611.67
BHD230.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$92.63
BHD34.860
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$356.28
BHD134.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,043.690
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$11.94
BHD4.490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$5.02
BHD1.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$6.37
BHD2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$69.28
BHD26.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$52.30
BHD19.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$71.97
BHD27.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$94.75
BHD35.660
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$78.60
BHD29.580
|
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