Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 21.2% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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