Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.6% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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