Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 42.1% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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