Cost of living comparison
Manama is 70.4% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Manama instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,911.320
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
$765.66
BHD288.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
$540.84
BHD203.780
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
$364.26
BHD137.250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,788.350
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
$67.98
BHD25.610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
$49.67
BHD18.710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
$85.71
BHD32.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
$90.98
BHD34.280
|
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