Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 79.1% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$6.71
BHD2.520
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.86
BHD0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$36.43
BHD13.710
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,983.450
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$40.50
BHD15.240
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$40.62
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$881.13
BHD331.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$655.70
BHD246.760
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$120.33
BHD45.280
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$314.55
BHD118.380
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,377.610
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$134.41
BHD50.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$42.56
BHD16.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$58.01
BHD21.830
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$105.65
BHD39.760
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$79.21
BHD29.810
|
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