Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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