Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 19.1% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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