Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 12.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Spain, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$917.91
BHD345.930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$669.88
BHD252.450
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$378.82
BHD142.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.470
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
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