Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 50.0% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$19.07
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$10.84
€10.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$2.78
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$6.70
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
pay 81.1% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$45.41
€42.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,750.320
|
$27,628.35
€25,776.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$26.01
€24.27
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.740
|
$49.35
€46.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.820
|
$815.11
€760.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.370
|
$705.09
€657.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$154.10
€143.77
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.720
|
$557.50
€520.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.460
|
$13,740.85
€12,819.75
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$3.51
€3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$9.08
€8.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
$36.02
€33.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$12.48
€11.64
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$92.82
€86.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$43.31
€40.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.770
|
$90.40
€84.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.280
|
$125.11
€116.72
|
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