Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 71.0% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK119.79
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK109.80
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.48
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.48
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK292,915.62
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK423.43
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,355.02
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,143.92
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK652.06
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,432.77
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.33
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.76
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK386.07
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK348.71
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,394.84
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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