Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 29.6% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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