Cost of living comparison
Manama is 2.8 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Manama instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.63
BHD2.490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.75
BHD2.530
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.93
BHD1.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.49
BHD12.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,940.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$50.94
BHD19.120
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.59
BHD15.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$833.69
BHD312.900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$611.67
BHD229.570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$92.63
BHD34.770
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$356.28
BHD133.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,745.16
BHD4,032.830
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$11.94
BHD4.480
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.02
BHD1.880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.37
BHD2.390
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$69.28
BHD26.000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.30
BHD19.630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$71.97
BHD27.010
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.75
BHD35.560
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$78.60
BHD29.500
|
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