Cost of living comparison
Manama is 58.3% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Manama instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
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