Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 27.7% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.8% less in Bahrain
- Groceries
-
pay 53.9% less in Bahrain
- Transportation
-
pay 8.1% more in Bahrain
- Housing
-
pay 24.7% less in Bahrain
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Bahrain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 98.7% more in Bahrain
- Clothing
-
pay 26.2% less in Bahrain
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bahrain are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Bahrain. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Palau, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$8.04
BHD3.020
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.18
BHD3.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.22
BHD1.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$6.07
BHD2.280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.94
BHD1.100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.97
BHD0.360
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.55
BHD12.950
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,688.790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.86
BHD15.700
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$36.48
BHD13.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$917.91
BHD344.150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$669.88
BHD251.160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$88.20
BHD33.070
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$378.82
BHD142.030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,139.240
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$7.01
BHD2.630
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.21
BHD1.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$84.80
BHD31.790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.74
BHD4.400
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$52.63
BHD19.730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$54.06
BHD20.270
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$92.30
BHD34.610
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$88.34
BHD33.120
|
|
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