Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 68.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Albania, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL688
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
|
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