Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 41.3% more expensive than Oman overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.9% more in Bahrain
- Groceries
-
pay 7.9% more in Bahrain
- Transportation
-
pay 60.3% more in Bahrain
- Housing
-
pay 60.0% more in Bahrain
- Childcare
-
pay 57.9% more in Bahrain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.7% more in Bahrain
- Clothing
-
pay 32.1% more in Bahrain
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bahrain are more expensive than in Oman.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Oman, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.970
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.670
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.510
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,753.290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.560
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.820
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.750
|
$917.91
BHD345.900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.230
|
$669.88
BHD252.430
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.780
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 57.9% more for childcare
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.510
|
$378.82
BHD142.750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.650
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.200
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.450
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.540
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.700
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
|
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