Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 66.0% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 92.5% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ottawa are more expensive than in Bahrain. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.020	$17.96 CA$25.83	+123.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.070	$10.78 CA$15.50	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$2.17 CA$3.12	+57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$1.53 CA$2.20	+113.4%
Average			+81.5%

Bahrain vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.5% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$2.65 CA$3.81	+120.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.580	$6.28 CA$9.03	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.280	$9.92 CA$14.27	+63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$3.31 CA$4.77	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.100	$5.89 CA$8.47	+100.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.93 CA$2.78	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.64 CA$0.92	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$1.44 CA$2.07	+48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$1.69 CA$2.43	+153.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.20 CA$1.73	+245.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$1.31 CA$1.88	+164.5%
Average			+92.5%

Bahrain vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$4.15 CA$5.97	+169.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD12.950	$92.50 CA$133.04	+167.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,688.790	$24,412.64 CA$35,109.04	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.700	$18.80 CA$27.03	-55.1%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.680	$50.21 CA$72.22	+37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD344.150	$1,425.51 CA$2,050.10	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD251.160	$1,269.57 CA$1,825.83	+89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.070	$131.33 CA$188.88	+48.9%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.030	$999.72 CA$1,437.75	+163.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,139.240	$19,936.07 CA$28,671.06	+138.1%
Average			+151.0%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.630	$5.75 CA$8.27	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.950	$3.71 CA$5.34	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.950	$12.93 CA$18.60	+148.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.790	$46.27 CA$66.54	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.400	$10.78 CA$15.50	-8.2%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.730	$57.20 CA$82.26	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.270	$44.39 CA$63.84	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.610	$97.78 CA$140.62	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.120	$110.86 CA$159.43	+25.5%
Average			+5.6%

Bahrain vs. Ottawa - 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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