Cost of living comparison
Manama is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Manama instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
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 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
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