Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 12.8% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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