Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 92.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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