Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 21.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.2% less in Bahrain
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Bahrain
- Transportation
-
pay 13.6% less in Bahrain
- Housing
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pay 33.4% less in Bahrain
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Bahrain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.5% more in Bahrain
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% less in Bahrain
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bahrain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.50
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.76
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.06
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.87
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.42
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,119.91
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,744.390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.03
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.96
|
$36.48
BHD13.740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,135.03
|
$917.91
BHD345.650
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€926.10
|
$669.88
BHD252.260
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.31
|
$88.20
BHD33.210
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,433.32
|
$378.82
BHD142.650
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,968.81
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,153.000
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.89
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.14
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.33
|
$84.80
BHD31.930
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.28
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.26
|
$52.63
BHD19.820
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.68
|
$54.06
BHD20.360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.53
|
$92.30
BHD34.760
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.36
|
$88.34
BHD33.270
|
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