Cost of living comparison
Manama is 46.1% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Manama instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.01
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.47
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.03
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.13
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.52
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.64
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.51
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.61
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.75
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.08
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.99
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL17.97
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.71
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.86
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.41
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL498,074.68
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL747.11
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 87.1% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,108.81
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,305.10
|
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,142.92
|
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,421.95
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,614.69
|
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.85
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.58
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.75
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL921.44
|
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,756.01
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,656.40
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
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