Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 16.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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