Cost of living comparison
Manama is 17.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Manama instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,911.320
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$765.66
BHD288.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$540.84
BHD203.780
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$364.26
BHD137.250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,788.350
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$67.98
BHD25.610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$49.67
BHD18.710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$85.71
BHD32.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$90.98
BHD34.280
|
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