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Bahrain vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 39.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 71.3% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.4% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Bahrain

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Bahrain are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Bahrain. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 4.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$7.21 BHD2.710	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$7.93 BHD2.980	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.19 BHD0.450	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.61 BHD0.230	+49.2%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.21 BHD0.450	+74.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.09 BHD1.540	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.90 BHD2.220	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.36 BHD0.890	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$2.93 BHD1.100	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.20 BHD0.450	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.95 BHD0.360	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.96 BHD0.360	+60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.70 BHD0.260	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.40 BHD0.150	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.52 BHD0.190	+106.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$1.65 BHD0.620	-62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$33.42 BHD12.570	+270.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$26.52 BHD9.980	+293.7%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$38.12 BHD14.340	+177.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$936.43 BHD352.330	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$677.45 BHD254.890	+32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$89.98 BHD33.860	+44.8%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$350.81 BHD131.990	-41.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	-48.3%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$7.56 BHD2.840	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$5.10 BHD1.920	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$5.40 BHD2.030	+149.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$95.69 BHD36.000	+71.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$12.47 BHD4.690	+93.7%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$60.07 BHD22.600	+4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$48.73 BHD18.330	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$87.52 BHD32.930	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$85.80 BHD32.280	-10.6%
Average			-3.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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