Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 13.8% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Norway, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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