Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 44.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 87.8% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 38.3% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Bahrain

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Bahrain are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Bahrain. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.17	$8.04 BHD3.030	+176.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB194.33	$8.18 BHD3.080	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.54	$1.38 BHD0.520	+123.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.73	$0.72 BHD0.270	+145.9%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.78	$1.20 BHD0.450	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB391.60	$4.22 BHD1.590	-64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.12	$6.07 BHD2.290	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB75.79	$2.37 BHD0.890	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.85	$2.94 BHD1.110	+123.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.08	$1.18 BHD0.440	-19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.23	$0.94 BHD0.350	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.53	$0.97 BHD0.370	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.84	$0.67 BHD0.250	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.77	$0.35 BHD0.130	-51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.49 BHD0.190	-20.7%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.95	$1.54 BHD0.580	-65.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,311.73	$34.55 BHD13.020	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	$33,843.54 BHD12,755.360	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB344.94	$41.86 BHD15.780	+304.9%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 87.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB512.36	$36.48 BHD13.750	+137.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,056.98	$917.91 BHD345.950	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,069.88	$669.88 BHD252.470	+121.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,245.95	$88.20 BHD33.240	+31.0%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 38.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,102.71	$378.82 BHD142.770	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	$8,372.98 BHD3,155.710	-36.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB77.73	$7.01 BHD2.640	+200.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.18	$5.19 BHD1.960	+100.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.16	$5.21 BHD1.960	+24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,820.56	$84.80 BHD31.960	+55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB242.91	$11.74 BHD4.420	+61.1%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,843.58	$52.63 BHD19.840	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,162.12	$54.06 BHD20.380	+55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,238.82	$92.30 BHD34.790	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,072.86	$88.34 BHD33.300	-4.1%
Average			+10.4%

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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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