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Bahrain vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 48.9% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 39.6% less in Bahrain
Housing: pay 44.7% less in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Bahrain

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Switzerland, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF25.17	$8.04 BHD3.030	-70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF15.44	$8.18 BHD3.080	-51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.25	$1.38 BHD0.520	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.76	$0.72 BHD0.270	-82.6%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.32	$1.20 BHD0.450	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF12.03	$4.22 BHD1.590	-68.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.65	$6.07 BHD2.290	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF6.18	$2.37 BHD0.890	-65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.73	$2.94 BHD1.110	-77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.38	$1.18 BHD0.440	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.94	$0.94 BHD0.350	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.20	$0.97 BHD0.370	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.59	$0.67 BHD0.250	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF1.02	$0.35 BHD0.130	-68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.97	$0.49 BHD0.190	-53.8%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF7.13	$1.54 BHD0.580	-80.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF103.83	$34.55 BHD13.010	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF33,490.27	$33,843.54 BHD12,747.610	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF38.25	$41.86 BHD15.770	-0.4%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 44.7% less for housing

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF48.64	$36.48 BHD13.740	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,476.53	$917.91 BHD345.740	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,284.63	$669.88 BHD252.320	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF163.80	$88.20 BHD33.220	-51.0%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,353.95	$378.82 BHD142.690	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF27,589.50	$8,372.98 BHD3,153.790	-72.4%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF7.12	$7.01 BHD2.640	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.93	$5.19 BHD1.960	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF9.18	$5.21 BHD1.960	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF80.51	$84.80 BHD31.940	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF19.24	$11.74 BHD4.420	-44.5%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF110.73	$52.63 BHD19.830	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF56.10	$54.06 BHD20.360	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF123.80	$92.30 BHD34.770	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF160.82	$88.34 BHD33.280	-50.0%
Average			-37.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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