Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 52.9% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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