Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Mississippi, USA

Mississippi vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 55.8% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Mississippi
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Mississippi
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Mississippi
Housing: pay 46.2% more in Mississippi
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Mississippi
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Mississippi

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

Mississippi vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$16.21	+101.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$9.46	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$2.06	+49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$1.70	+136.4%
Average			+75.8%

Bahrain vs. Mississippi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$2.75	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$5.60	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$3.80	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$3.19	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$4.23	+43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$2.00	+69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.73	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$1.44	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$1.70	+155.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.38	+296.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$1.03	+108.6%
Average			+78.0%

Bahrain vs. Mississippi - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$2.81	+83.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.020	$40.67	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,755.530	$37,721.76	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.780	$13.83	-67.0%
Average			+11.3%

Bahrain vs. Mississippi - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.2% more for housing

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.750	$68.08	+86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD345.960	$1,083.04	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.480	$969.79	+44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.240	$119.32	+35.3%
Average			+46.2%

Bahrain vs. Mississippi - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.770	$1,753.67	+362.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,155.750	$11,930.57	+42.5%
Average			+202.7%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$4.43	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.960	$4.93	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$8.53	+63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.960	$32.00	-62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$10.91	-7.0%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Mississippi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.840	$37.46	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.380	$42.86	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.790	$80.22	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.300	$94.17	+6.6%
Average			-14.0%

Bahrain vs. Mississippi - 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: May 2025

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