Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 70.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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