Cost of living comparison
Manama is 26.2% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Manama instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$34.28
BHD12.910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,899.130
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$39.43
BHD14.840
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$40.00
BHD15.060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$765.66
BHD288.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$540.84
BHD203.610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$95.46
BHD35.940
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$364.26
BHD137.130
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,785.030
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$67.98
BHD25.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$10.55
BHD3.970
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$49.67
BHD18.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$72.52
BHD27.300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$85.71
BHD32.270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$90.98
BHD34.250
|
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