Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 19.1% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.7% less in Bahrain
- Groceries
-
pay 7.0% more in Bahrain
- Transportation
-
pay 66.7% more in Bahrain
- Housing
-
pay 18.1% more in Bahrain
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5% less in Bahrain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.6% more in Bahrain
- Clothing
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pay 18.8% less in Bahrain
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Bahrain. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bahrain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.40
|
$8.04
BHD3.020
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$8.18
BHD3.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.93
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$4.22
BHD1.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.76
|
$6.07
BHD2.280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.94
|
$2.94
BHD1.100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.97
BHD0.360
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€35.92
|
$34.55
BHD12.950
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,688.790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.91
|
$41.86
BHD15.700
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
$36.48
BHD13.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€635.73
|
$917.91
BHD344.150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€493.12
|
$669.88
BHD251.160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
$88.20
BHD33.070
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€354.15
|
$378.82
BHD142.030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,139.240
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$7.01
BHD2.630
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$5.21
BHD1.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€54.11
|
$84.80
BHD31.790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$11.74
BHD4.400
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
$52.63
BHD19.730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
$54.06
BHD20.270
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
$92.30
BHD34.610
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€150.22
|
$88.34
BHD33.120
|
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