Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 28.8% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
|
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