Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 23.5% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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