Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 13.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Greece, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
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Greece
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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