Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 41.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Poland, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.37
BHD0.510
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$6.10
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.22
BHD0.830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$34.76
BHD13.040
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,778.920
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$46.96
BHD17.620
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$36.93
BHD13.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$936.14
BHD351.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$687.45
BHD258.010
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$87.37
BHD32.790
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$376.02
BHD141.130
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,226.260
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$5.17
BHD1.940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$85.49
BHD32.090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$11.54
BHD4.330
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$56.85
BHD21.340
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$45.85
BHD17.210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$96.27
BHD36.130
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$82.41
BHD30.930
|
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