Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 28.8% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 81.7% more for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
|
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