Cost of living comparison
Manama is 74.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Manama instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$6.86
BHD2.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$7.12
BHD2.680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$0.85
BHD0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$1.42
BHD0.530
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$3.72
BHD1.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$6.73
BHD2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$2.62
BHD0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$3.01
BHD1.130
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.06
BHD0.400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.78
BHD0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.37
BHD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.45
BHD0.170
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$2.07
BHD0.780
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$34.28
BHD12.920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$36,920.22
BHD13,913.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$39.43
BHD14.860
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$40.00
BHD15.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$765.66
BHD288.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$540.84
BHD203.820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$95.46
BHD35.970
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$364.26
BHD137.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$10,054.17
BHD3,789.040
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$8.00
BHD3.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$5.38
BHD2.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$6.46
BHD2.430
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$67.98
BHD25.620
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$10.55
BHD3.980
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Manama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$49.67
BHD18.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$72.52
BHD27.330
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$85.71
BHD32.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$90.98
BHD34.290
|
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