Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 41.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Poland, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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