Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 26.5% more expensive than Estonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.3% less in Bahrain
- Groceries
-
pay 5.7% more in Bahrain
- Transportation
-
pay 89.6% more in Bahrain
- Housing
-
pay 36.5% more in Bahrain
- Childcare
-
pay 37.9% more in Bahrain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.3% more in Bahrain
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% more in Bahrain
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Bahrain are more expensive than in Estonia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bahrain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.44
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€7.92
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.85
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.62
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.62
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.69
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.26
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.19
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.87
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.13
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.37
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.26
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€20.44
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€24,291.41
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,747.100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.40
|
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€25.54
|
$36.48
BHD13.740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€442.25
|
$917.91
BHD345.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€332.13
|
$669.88
BHD252.310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€190.59
|
$88.20
BHD33.220
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€210.40
|
$378.82
BHD142.680
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€6,852.39
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,153.670
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.82
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.08
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.30
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€41.38
|
$84.80
BHD31.940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.00
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€92.55
|
$52.63
BHD19.820
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€31.42
|
$54.06
BHD20.360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€74.07
|
$92.30
BHD34.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€89.93
|
$88.34
BHD33.270
|
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