Cost of living comparison
Manama is 84.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Manama instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
|
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