Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 41.1% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Bahrain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.04
BHD3.030
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
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pay 63.8% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$6.07
BHD2.290
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
BHD0.350
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
BHD0.190
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pay 80.4% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,843.54
BHD12,740.870
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.86
BHD15.760
|
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pay 43.8% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$36.48
BHD13.730
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$917.91
BHD345.560
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$669.88
BHD252.190
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$88.20
BHD33.200
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$378.82
BHD142.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$8,372.98
BHD3,152.130
|
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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$5.19
BHD1.950
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$84.80
BHD31.920
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
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pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$52.63
BHD19.810
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$54.06
BHD20.350
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$92.30
BHD34.750
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$88.34
BHD33.260
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