Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 45.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
|
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