Cost of living comparison
Manama is 80.8% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Manama instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Manama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
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