Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 21.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$6.71
BHD2.520
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.86
BHD0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$36.43
BHD13.710
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,983.450
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$40.50
BHD15.240
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$40.62
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$881.13
BHD331.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$655.70
BHD246.760
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$120.33
BHD45.280
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$314.55
BHD118.380
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,377.610
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$134.41
BHD50.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$42.56
BHD16.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$58.01
BHD21.830
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$105.65
BHD39.760
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$79.21
BHD29.810
|
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