Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 65.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.3% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$8.04 BHD3.020	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$8.18 BHD3.070	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$1.38 BHD0.520	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$0.72 BHD0.270	-7.2%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$1.20 BHD0.450	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$4.22 BHD1.580	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$6.07 BHD2.280	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$2.37 BHD0.890	+8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$2.94 BHD1.100	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$1.18 BHD0.440	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.94 BHD0.350	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$0.97 BHD0.360	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.67 BHD0.250	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.35 BHD0.130	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.49 BHD0.190	-40.3%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$1.54 BHD0.580	-66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	$34.55 BHD12.950	+93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$33,843.54 BHD12,688.790	+81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$41.86 BHD15.700	+1104.8%
Average			+303.3%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$36.48 BHD13.680	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$917.91 BHD344.150	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$669.88 BHD251.160	+23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$88.20 BHD33.070	+191.0%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$378.82 BHD142.030	-0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$8,372.98 BHD3,139.240	-0.6%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$7.01 BHD2.630	+156.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$5.19 BHD1.950	+72.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$5.21 BHD1.950	+32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$84.80 BHD31.790	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$11.74 BHD4.400	+136.4%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$52.63 BHD19.730	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$54.06 BHD20.270	+31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$92.30 BHD34.610	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$88.34 BHD33.120	-3.9%
Average			+5.4%

Mexico City 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: April 2025

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