Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.7 times more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
$40.07
€36.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
$11.16
€10.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
$7.58
€6.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
$6.49
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
$30.05
€27.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
$49,675.27
€45,659.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
$88.99
€81.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
$6,575.69
€6,044.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
$4,417.00
€4,059.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
$269.58
€247.79
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
$2,788.69
€2,563.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
$29,714.46
€27,312.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
$517.80
€475.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
$156.40
€143.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
$188.26
€173.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
$451.61
€415.09
|
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