Cost of living comparison
Manama is 46.7% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Manama instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,911.320
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$765.66
BHD288.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$540.84
BHD203.780
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$364.26
BHD137.250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,788.350
|
|
pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$67.98
BHD25.610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$49.67
BHD18.710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$85.71
BHD32.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$90.98
BHD34.280
|
|
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