Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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