Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 56.6% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 58.1% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, and transportation in Bahrain are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Bahrain. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,200	$8.04 BHD3.030	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$8.18 BHD3.080	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$1.38 BHD0.520	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$0.72 BHD0.270	-36.5%
Average			-7.0%

Lebanon vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,810	$1.20 BHD0.450	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,213	$4.22 BHD1.590	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,671	$6.07 BHD2.290	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,986	$2.37 BHD0.890	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,773	$2.94 BHD1.110	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,310	$1.18 BHD0.440	+105.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,065	$0.94 BHD0.350	+133.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,878	$0.97 BHD0.370	+212.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,863	$0.67 BHD0.250	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,382	$0.35 BHD0.130	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,228	$0.49 BHD0.190	+25.6%
Average			+58.1%

Lebanon vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,763	$1.54 BHD0.580	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	$34.55 BHD13.020	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,000,000	$33,843.54 BHD12,758.610	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$41.86 BHD15.780	+228.4%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$36.48 BHD13.750	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,272,941	$917.91 BHD346.040	+85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,820,000	$669.88 BHD252.540	+163.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$88.20 BHD33.250	-45.3%
Average			+54.5%

Lebanon vs. Bahrain - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,741,333	$378.82 BHD142.810	+81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,777,778	$8,372.98 BHD3,156.510	+174.0%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$7.01 BHD2.640	+133.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,240	$5.19 BHD1.960	+173.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$5.21 BHD1.960	+160.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,733	$84.80 BHD31.970	+115.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,800	$11.74 BHD4.420	+73.9%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,000	$52.63 BHD19.840	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$54.06 BHD20.380	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,333	$92.30 BHD34.800	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,000	$88.34 BHD33.300	-4.9%
Average			-4.8%

Lebanon 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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