Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.4 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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