Cost of living comparison
Manama is 4.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Manama instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$364.26
BHD137.130
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,054.17
BHD3,785.030
|
pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
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