Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 29.1% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 92.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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