Cost of living comparison

Manama, Bahrain

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Manama Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 8.6% more expensive than Manama.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 14.9% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Santiago are more expensive than in Manama. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Manama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Manama, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manama	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 BHD2.580	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 BHD2.680	$8.24 CLF0.2000	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 BHD0.320	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+109.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+288.5%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Manama	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 BHD0.530	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 BHD1.400	$5.49 CLF0.1300	+47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 BHD2.540	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 BHD0.990	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 BHD1.130	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 BHD0.400	$0.96 CLF0.0200	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BHD0.290	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 BHD0.140	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+117.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BHD0.170	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+47.3%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Manama	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.07 BHD0.780	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+147.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.28 BHD12.920	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,920.22 BHD13,917.480	$18,540.00 CLF455.8100	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.43 BHD14.860	$12.41 CLF0.3100	-68.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Manama	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.00 BHD15.080	$20.87 CLF0.5100	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$765.66 BHD288.620	$513.58 CLF12.6300	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.84 BHD203.870	$439.93 CLF10.8200	-18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.46 BHD35.980	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+9.6%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

	Manama	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.26 BHD137.310	$387.71 CLF9.5300	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,054.17 BHD3,790.030	$6,421.89 CLF157.8800	-36.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manama	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00 BHD3.020	$2.83 CLF0.0700	-64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.38 BHD2.030	$3.09 CLF0.0800	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.46 BHD2.440	$5.15 CLF0.1300	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.98 BHD25.630	$33.85 CLF0.8300	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.55 BHD3.980	$5.87 CLF0.1400	-44.3%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Manama	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.67 BHD18.720	$52.80 CLF1.3000	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.52 BHD27.340	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.71 BHD32.310	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.98 BHD34.300	$82.04 CLF2.0200	-9.8%
Average			-18.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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