Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 25.4% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Manama, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.26
BHD137.130
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,054.17
BHD3,785.030
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Manama
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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