Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 21.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bahrain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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