Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 37.4% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$6.71
BHD2.520
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.86
BHD0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.43
BHD13.710
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,983.450
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$40.50
BHD15.240
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$40.62
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$881.13
BHD331.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$655.70
BHD246.760
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$120.33
BHD45.280
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$314.55
BHD118.380
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,377.610
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$134.41
BHD50.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$42.56
BHD16.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$58.01
BHD21.830
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$105.65
BHD39.760
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$79.21
BHD29.810
|
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