Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 4.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of India, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.89
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.66
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.11
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.64
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.43
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.04
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.05
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.56
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.45
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.50
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.89
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.94
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹392.17
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹860.00
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.64
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.97
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.77
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.78
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
India
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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