Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 3.2% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Manama, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Manama
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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