Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 93.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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