Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 39.9% cheaper than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Indonesia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.7% less for restaurants

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$1.78 IDR29,978.06	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$3.24 IDR54,380.91	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$0.63 IDR10,577.41	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$0.41 IDR6,940.51	-42.4%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.24 IDR20,872.48	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$4.54 IDR76,254.27	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$5.19 IDR87,239.84	-14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$1.62 IDR27,245.63	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$1.41 IDR23,648.37	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.17 IDR19,700.55	-0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.62 IDR10,412.22	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$0.81 IDR13,641.71	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$0.54 IDR9,128.37	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$0.56 IDR9,442.05	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$0.92 IDR15,520.98	+87.1%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$3.10 IDR52,079.51	+101.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.010	$12.11 IDR203,410.75	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,744.390	$24,176.29 IDR406,145,546.14	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.760	$3.88 IDR65,252.99	-90.7%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.740	$26.66 IDR447,947.83	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD345.650	$279.33 IDR4,692,523.10	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.260	$164.17 IDR2,757,998.58	-75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.210	$47.78 IDR802,745.59	-45.8%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.650	$112.28 IDR1,886,169.74	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,153.000	$6,061.21 IDR101,824,306.88	-27.6%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$2.74 IDR46,087.08	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.950	$1.71 IDR28,776.40	-67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$2.18 IDR36,551.33	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.930	$26.72 IDR448,912.94	-68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$3.16 IDR53,032.47	-73.1%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.820	$41.98 IDR705,267.08	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.360	$27.98 IDR470,114.22	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.760	$68.38 IDR1,148,812.30	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.270	$65.14 IDR1,094,232.54	-26.3%
Average			-30.1%

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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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