Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 42.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 69.4% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Bahrain are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP425.13	$8.04 BHD3.030	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP386.14	$8.18 BHD3.080	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.39	$1.38 BHD0.520	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP42.79	$0.72 BHD0.270	-1.0%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP89.69	$1.20 BHD0.450	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP193.90	$4.22 BHD1.590	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP256.98	$6.07 BHD2.290	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP99.91	$2.37 BHD0.890	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP130.88	$2.94 BHD1.110	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP63.38	$1.18 BHD0.440	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.76	$0.94 BHD0.350	+167.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP57.16	$0.97 BHD0.370	+0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.97	$0.67 BHD0.250	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.74	$0.35 BHD0.130	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP53.22	$0.49 BHD0.190	-45.2%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP274.14	$1.54 BHD0.580	-66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,315.83	$34.55 BHD13.020	-38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,544,135.02	$33,843.54 BHD12,758.740	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,354.25	$41.86 BHD15.780	+82.6%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,131.87	$36.48 BHD13.750	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP36,880.83	$917.91 BHD346.040	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,012.72	$669.88 BHD252.540	+88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,934.42	$88.20 BHD33.250	+77.6%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 69.4% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP14,816.73	$378.82 BHD142.810	+51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP263,468.08	$8,372.98 BHD3,156.550	+87.8%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP154.21	$7.01 BHD2.640	+168.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP119.71	$5.19 BHD1.960	+156.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP251.13	$5.21 BHD1.960	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,815.33	$84.80 BHD31.970	+176.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP329.45	$11.74 BHD4.420	+110.4%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,726.73	$52.63 BHD19.840	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,753.83	$54.06 BHD20.380	+16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,776.09	$92.30 BHD34.800	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,211.65	$88.34 BHD33.310	+0.1%
Average			+11.1%

Dominican Republic 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: May 2025

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