Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 11.7% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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