Cost of living comparison

 Mexico
compared to
 Bahrain
Bahrain vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 54.3% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.5% more in Bahrain
Groceries
pay 0.5% more in Bahrain
Transportation
pay 50.8% more in Bahrain
Housing
pay 76.9% more in Bahrain
Childcare
pay 92.8% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Clothing
pay 22.9% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.5% more for restaurants

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.83
MX$178.71
$8.04
BHD3.030
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.25
MX$146.78
$8.18
BHD3.080
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.11
MX$22.44
$1.38
BHD0.520

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Bread
1 loaf
$2.35
MX$47.63
$1.20
BHD0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.62
MX$73.30
$4.22
BHD1.590
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
MX$104.73
$6.07
BHD2.290

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
MX$90.68
$1.54
BHD0.580
Monthly public transit pass $26.30
MX$532.33
$34.55
BHD13.020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,957.31
MX$403,919.90
$33,843.54
BHD12,756.200

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pay 76.9% more for housing

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.71
MX$540.64
$36.48
BHD13.750
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $486.26
MX$9,841.57
$917.91
BHD345.970
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.30
MX$7,332.61
$669.88
BHD252.490

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pay 92.8% more for childcare

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.12
MX$4,151.39
$378.82
BHD142.780
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,165.20
MX$84,300.31
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.920

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.16
MX$43.65
$7.01
BHD2.640
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
MX$57.47
$5.19
BHD1.960
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.78
MX$76.58
$5.21
BHD1.960

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

 
Mexico
Bahrain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.84
MX$927.79
$52.63
BHD19.840
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.33
MX$735.27
$54.06
BHD20.380
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.04
MX$1,660.42
$92.30
BHD34.790

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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: March 2025
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