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Somalia vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 42.1% cheaper than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 60.5% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Bahrain	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$2.65 SOS1,516	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$4.67 SOS2,670	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$0.81 SOS463	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$0.51 SOS292	-28.7%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$0.97 SOS556	-19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$1.96 SOS1,121	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$5.93 SOS3,394	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$2.21 SOS1,263	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$2.67 SOS1,529	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.73 SOS988	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$0.88 SOS506	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$1.32 SOS753	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$0.54 SOS312	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$0.60 SOS343	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$0.54 SOS310	+9.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Bahrain	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$4.12 SOS2,359	+168.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.020	$25.00 SOS14,306	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,757.900	$5,750.00 SOS3,290,336	-83.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.780	$7.43 SOS4,254	-82.2%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Bahrain	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.750	$30.62 SOS17,525	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD346.020	$160.00 SOS91,557	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.520	$93.33 SOS53,408	-86.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.250	$94.31 SOS53,969	+6.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.800	$55.21 SOS31,592	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,156.340	$742.50 SOS424,882	-91.1%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$7.00 SOS4,006	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.960	$1.24 SOS707	-76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$1.34 SOS770	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.970	$30.00 SOS17,167	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$5.00 SOS2,861	-57.4%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 60.5% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.840	$18.61 SOS10,650	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.380	$23.11 SOS13,225	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.790	$25.89 SOS14,814	-72.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.300	$45.78 SOS26,196	-48.2%
Average			-60.5%

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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: March 2025

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