Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 2.7 times more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 84.5% more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 73.2% more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Switzerland are more expensive than in Bahrain. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.020	$27.66 CHF24.37	+243.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.070	$16.97 CHF14.94	+107.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$4.67 CHF4.12	+239.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$4.13 CHF3.64	+475.4%
Average			+266.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$3.64 CHF3.21	+203.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.580	$13.22 CHF11.64	+212.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.280	$7.31 CHF6.44	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$6.80 CHF5.99	+187.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.100	$12.89 CHF11.35	+338.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.52 CHF1.34	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$1.03 CHF0.91	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.360	$1.31 CHF1.16	+35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$2.85 CHF2.51	+328.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.12 CHF0.98	+221.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$1.07 CHF0.94	+116.5%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$7.83 CHF6.90	+409.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD12.950	$114.11 CHF100.51	+230.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,688.790	$36,806.66 CHF32,418.16	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.700	$42.03 CHF37.02	+0.4%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 84.5% more for housing

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.680	$53.46 CHF47.08	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD344.150	$1,622.75 CHF1,429.27	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD251.160	$1,411.84 CHF1,243.50	+110.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.070	$180.02 CHF158.56	+104.1%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.030	$2,587.05 CHF2,278.59	+582.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,139.240	$30,321.56 CHF26,706.29	+262.1%
Average			+422.5%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.630	$7.82 CHF6.89	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.950	$5.42 CHF4.77	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.950	$10.09 CHF8.89	+93.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.790	$88.49 CHF77.94	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.400	$21.15 CHF18.63	+80.2%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 73.2% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.730	$121.70 CHF107.19	+131.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.270	$61.65 CHF54.30	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.610	$136.06 CHF119.84	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.120	$176.75 CHF155.67	+100.1%
Average			+73.2%

Bahrain vs. Switzerland - 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: March 2025

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