Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 3.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 97.4% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
|
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