Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 42.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
|
pay 48.8% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 98.7% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Bahrain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
|
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