Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 11.5% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
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