Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 63.1% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
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