Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 8.6% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Manama, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.26
BHD137.130
|
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,054.17
BHD3,785.030
|
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Manama
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
|
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