Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 27.8% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BHD0.510
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BHD2.290
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
BHD0.830
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.76
BHD13.040
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,048.44
BHD12,778.920
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.96
BHD17.620
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.93
BHD13.860
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$936.14
BHD351.350
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.45
BHD258.010
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.37
BHD32.790
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.02
BHD141.130
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,596.13
BHD3,226.260
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.17
BHD1.940
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.49
BHD32.090
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
BHD4.330
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.85
BHD21.340
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.85
BHD17.210
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.27
BHD36.130
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.41
BHD30.930
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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