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Bahrain vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 97.1% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 37.7% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP18,354.84	$8.04 BHD3.030	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP28,921.11	$8.18 BHD3.080	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,427.00	$1.38 BHD0.520	+75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,601.10	$0.72 BHD0.270	+20.5%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

	Colombia	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,554.78	$1.20 BHD0.450	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,454.59	$4.22 BHD1.590	+95.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,952.46	$6.07 BHD2.290	+56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,827.47	$2.37 BHD0.890	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,561.13	$2.94 BHD1.110	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,680.50	$1.18 BHD0.440	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,986.71	$0.94 BHD0.350	+106.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,410.56	$0.97 BHD0.370	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,998.15	$0.67 BHD0.250	+45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,186.15	$0.35 BHD0.130	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,978.44	$0.49 BHD0.190	+9.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Colombia	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP13,340.46	$1.54 BHD0.580	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP149,864.33	$34.55 BHD13.020	+0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP77,065,038.08	$33,843.54 BHD12,750.590	+91.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP61,580.88	$41.86 BHD15.770	+197.0%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Colombia	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP99,925.53	$36.48 BHD13.740	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,189,906.31	$917.91 BHD345.820	+237.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP1,030,288.75	$669.88 BHD252.380	+184.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP290,049.11	$88.20 BHD33.230	+32.8%
Average			+128.3%

Colombia vs. Bahrain - Cost of housing

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Colombia	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP832,783.32	$378.82 BHD142.720	+98.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP19,064,310.16	$8,372.98 BHD3,154.530	+91.8%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,040.21	$7.01 BHD2.640	+507.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP6,133.80	$5.19 BHD1.960	+269.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP9,140.75	$5.21 BHD1.960	+148.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP98,082.33	$84.80 BHD31.950	+277.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,960.16	$11.74 BHD4.420	+221.2%
Average			+284.9%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Colombia	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP227,226.04	$52.63 BHD19.830	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP166,967.07	$54.06 BHD20.370	+41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP356,452.01	$92.30 BHD34.770	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP301,769.73	$88.34 BHD33.280	+27.9%
Average			+20.9%

Colombia vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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