Cost of living comparison
Manama is 85.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Manama instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$6.63
BHD2.490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$7.16
BHD2.690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.81
BHD0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.32
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.22
BHD0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.28
BHD1.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$6.75
BHD2.530
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.59
BHD0.970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$3.93
BHD1.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.04
BHD0.390
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.89
BHD0.340
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.34
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$1.31
BHD0.490
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$34.49
BHD12.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$37,143.75
BHD13,940.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$50.94
BHD19.120
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$40.59
BHD15.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$833.69
BHD312.900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$611.67
BHD229.570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$92.63
BHD34.770
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$356.28
BHD133.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$10,745.16
BHD4,032.830
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$11.94
BHD4.480
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$5.02
BHD1.880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$6.37
BHD2.390
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$69.28
BHD26.000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$52.30
BHD19.630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$71.97
BHD27.010
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$94.75
BHD35.560
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$78.60
BHD29.500
|
|
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