Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 2.5 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 99.6% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,195.38	$8.04 BHD3.030	+208.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN9,010.22	$8.18 BHD3.080	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN611.15	$1.38 BHD0.520	+262.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN363.63	$0.72 BHD0.270	+217.0%
Average			+183.3%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN2,036.98	$1.20 BHD0.450	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN4,040.21	$4.22 BHD1.590	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,844.27	$6.07 BHD2.290	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN3,011.53	$2.37 BHD0.890	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,270.92	$2.94 BHD1.110	+44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,809.78	$1.18 BHD0.440	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,450.85	$0.94 BHD0.350	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,177.63	$0.97 BHD0.370	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,266.16	$0.67 BHD0.250	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,314.55	$0.35 BHD0.130	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,341.10	$0.49 BHD0.190	-40.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,871.45	$1.54 BHD0.580	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN58,266.41	$34.55 BHD13.020	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN26,931,853.33	$33,843.54 BHD12,758.610	+102.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN20,149.18	$41.86 BHD15.780	+233.9%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN48,204.29	$36.48 BHD13.750	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,176,083.93	$917.91 BHD346.040	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN733,071.92	$669.88 BHD252.540	+46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN29,380.73	$88.20 BHD33.250	+382.4%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN138,183.22	$378.82 BHD142.810	+340.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,872,587.92	$8,372.98 BHD3,156.510	+368.4%
Average			+354.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,455.07	$7.01 BHD2.640	+673.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,271.70	$5.19 BHD1.960	+155.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,570.44	$5.21 BHD1.960	+225.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN59,127.88	$84.80 BHD31.970	+130.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,393.02	$11.74 BHD4.420	+81.5%
Average			+253.3%

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pay 99.6% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN28,628.25	$52.63 BHD19.840	+195.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN46,339.85	$54.06 BHD20.380	+87.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN91,955.29	$92.30 BHD34.800	+61.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN92,189.32	$88.34 BHD33.300	+54.0%
Average			+99.6%

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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: May 2025

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