Cost of living comparison
Castries is 33.1% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Castries instead of Manama, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
?? | |
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.26
BHD137.130
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,054.17
BHD3,785.030
|
?? | |
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Manama
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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