Cost of living comparison

 Marshall Islands
compared to
 Bahrain
Bahrain vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 33.5% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 37.3% less in Bahrain
Groceries
pay 62.6% less in Bahrain
Transportation
pay 64.7% more in Bahrain
Housing
pay 26.6% less in Bahrain
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.3% more in Bahrain
Clothing
pay 63.5% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 37.3% less for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$8.04
BHD3.030
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.00
 
$8.18
BHD3.080
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
$1.38
BHD0.520

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pay 62.6% less for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
 
$1.20
BHD0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.57
 
$4.22
BHD1.590
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
$6.07
BHD2.290

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pay 64.7% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
$1.54
BHD0.580
Monthly public transit pass ?? $34.55
BHD13.030
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
 
$33,843.54
BHD12,762.940

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pay 26.6% less for housing

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$36.48
BHD13.760
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $766.67
 
$917.91
BHD346.160
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.33
 
$669.88
BHD252.620

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
$378.82
BHD142.860
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,570.00
 
$8,372.98
BHD3,157.580

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pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$7.01
BHD2.640
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$5.19
BHD1.960
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.21
BHD1.960

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
Bahrain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
 
$52.63
BHD19.850
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$54.06
BHD20.390
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.00
 
$92.30
BHD34.810

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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: January 2025
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