Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 96.5% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 39.1% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,609.52	$8.04 BHD3.020	+136.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,816.66	$8.18 BHD3.070	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,327.66	$1.38 BHD0.520	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,453.91	$0.72 BHD0.270	+17.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,180.20	$1.20 BHD0.450	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$4.22 BHD1.580	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,696.43	$6.07 BHD2.280	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,408.82	$2.37 BHD0.890	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR7,998.23	$2.94 BHD1.100	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,260.94	$1.18 BHD0.440	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,675.22	$0.94 BHD0.350	+40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,454.61	$0.97 BHD0.360	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,551.30	$0.67 BHD0.250	+4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,650.84	$0.35 BHD0.130	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,263.50	$0.49 BHD0.190	-12.7%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,166.60	$1.54 BHD0.580	-66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$34.55 BHD12.950	+225.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$33,843.54 BHD12,688.790	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,775.02	$41.86 BHD15.700	+368.4%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,516.66	$36.48 BHD13.680	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,340,907.69	$917.91 BHD344.150	+174.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR900,514.39	$669.88 BHD251.160	+197.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR237,584.56	$88.20 BHD33.070	+48.6%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 39.1% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR959,337.58	$378.82 BHD142.030	+58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,887,002.76	$8,372.98 BHD3,139.240	+20.2%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,202.94	$7.01 BHD2.630	+567.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,506.35	$5.19 BHD1.950	+144.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$5.21 BHD1.950	+181.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,446.94	$84.80 BHD31.790	+109.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$11.74 BHD4.400	+113.4%
Average			+223.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,065.78	$52.63 BHD19.730	+124.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR79,989.27	$54.06 BHD20.270	+170.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR263,684.41	$92.30 BHD34.610	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,444.84	$88.34 BHD33.120	+121.8%
Average			+114.1%

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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: March 2025

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