Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 1.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Italy, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
|
pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
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