Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 75.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 68.2% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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