Cost of living comparison
Manama is 40.2% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Manama instead of Apia, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
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