Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 0.4% cheaper than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 48.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 62.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Bahrain. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bahrain, you would:

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.020	$2.91 THB98.33	-63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.070	$5.83 THB196.66	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$0.62 THB20.79	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$0.29 THB9.85	-59.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.52 THB51.38	+26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.580	$11.74 THB396.28	+177.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.280	$7.32 THB247.04	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$2.27 THB76.70	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.100	$1.31 THB44.38	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.47 THB49.67	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.73 THB24.52	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$1.04 THB34.94	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$0.80 THB27.16	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$0.71 THB24.05	+105.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$0.62 THB21.01	+26.0%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 48.1% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$4.47 THB150.73	+190.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD12.950	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,688.790	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.700	$10.34 THB349.07	-75.3%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.680	$15.36 THB518.50	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD344.150	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD251.160	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.070	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-23.7%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 62.2% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.030	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,139.240	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+57.5%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.630	$2.33 THB78.66	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.950	$2.58 THB87.21	-50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.950	$4.20 THB141.84	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.790	$54.58 THB1,842.35	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.400	$7.28 THB245.82	-37.9%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.730	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.270	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.610	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.120	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+4.3%
Average			-5.3%

Bahrain vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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