Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 80.2% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.6% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 88.9% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 65.5% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 30.5% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Bahrain. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.6% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$14.93 NZ$25.62	+85.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$8.96 NZ$15.37	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$2.57 NZ$4.42	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$2.15 NZ$3.70	+200.4%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 88.9% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.96 NZ$3.37	+63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$4.15 NZ$7.12	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$6.98 NZ$11.98	+15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$6.84 NZ$11.74	+189.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$5.06 NZ$8.68	+72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.40 NZ$2.40	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$1.09 NZ$1.87	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$1.48 NZ$2.53	+51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$2.61 NZ$4.48	+292.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+191.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$0.84 NZ$1.44	+69.8%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bahrain	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$6.42 NZ$11.02	+317.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.010	$127.57 NZ$218.92	+269.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,744.390	$34,339.84 NZ$58,932.31	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.760	$18.22 NZ$31.26	-56.5%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 65.5% more for housing

	Bahrain	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.740	$54.27 NZ$93.13	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD345.650	$1,487.35 NZ$2,552.51	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.260	$1,335.17 NZ$2,291.36	+99.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.210	$134.11 NZ$230.15	+52.1%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.650	$871.44 NZ$1,495.51	+130.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,153.000	$12,649.75 NZ$21,708.87	+51.1%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$7.17 NZ$12.30	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.950	$3.41 NZ$5.86	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$24.46 NZ$41.97	+369.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.930	$39.85 NZ$68.38	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$12.24 NZ$21.01	+4.3%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.820	$75.78 NZ$130.05	+44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.360	$55.09 NZ$94.55	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.760	$119.44 NZ$204.98	+29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.270	$129.60 NZ$222.41	+46.7%
Average			+30.5%

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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: April 2025

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