Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 10.0% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
$7.61
€7.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
$5.86
€5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
$3.17
€2.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
$6.56
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
$26.03
€24.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
$12.02
€11.15
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
$574.42
€532.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
$479.28
€444.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
$376.22
€349.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
$2.33
€2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
$40.30
€37.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
$8.28
€7.68
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
$85.31
€79.14
|
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