Cost of living comparison
Manama is 9.3% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Manama instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$6.63
BHD2.490
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$6.75
BHD2.530
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$3.93
BHD1.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$34.49
BHD12.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,940.640
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$50.94
BHD19.120
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$40.59
BHD15.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$833.69
BHD312.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$611.67
BHD229.570
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$92.63
BHD34.770
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$356.28
BHD133.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,032.830
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$11.94
BHD4.480
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$5.02
BHD1.880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$6.37
BHD2.390
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$69.28
BHD26.000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Manama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$52.30
BHD19.630
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$71.97
BHD27.010
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$94.75
BHD35.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$78.60
BHD29.500
|
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