Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 60.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,809.360
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$936.14
BHD352.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$687.45
BHD258.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$376.02
BHD141.460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.950
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
|
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