Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 44.2% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 56.2% more in Austria
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 47.6% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Austria
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Austria

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, housing, and clothing in Austria are more expensive than in Bahrain. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 BHD2.430	$17.46 €15.54	+172.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD3.000	$12.35 €10.99	+55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 BHD0.430	$3.78 €3.36	+235.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$3.01 €2.68	+469.5%
Average			+146.0%

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BHD0.450	$2.57 €2.29	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BHD1.620	$8.98 €8.00	+109.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 BHD2.330	$6.13 €5.46	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 BHD0.830	$4.57 €4.06	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 BHD1.040	$6.11 €5.44	+122.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 BHD0.440	$1.25 €1.11	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BHD0.370	$1.00 €0.89	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 BHD0.380	$1.36 €1.21	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BHD0.280	$1.85 €1.65	+152.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BHD0.160	$0.97 €0.86	+127.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$0.97 €0.86	+83.4%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 56.2% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.10 BHD0.800	$7.11 €6.33	+238.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.90 BHD16.250	$57.51 €51.19	+34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,877.63 BHD12,832.000	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.42 BHD10.380	$24.10 €21.45	-12.1%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Bahrain	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.07 BHD13.660	$35.97 €32.02	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$937.18 BHD354.980	$964.19 €858.16	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$670.90 BHD254.120	$803.82 €715.43	+19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 BHD37.630	$265.50 €236.31	+167.2%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 47.6% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$442.48 BHD167.600	$557.81 €496.47	+26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,792.89 BHD3,709.300	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+72.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.03 BHD2.660	$5.34 €4.75	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97 BHD1.880	$4.45 €3.96	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.94 BHD1.870	$7.41 €6.59	+49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.02 BHD32.960	$46.11 €41.04	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.35 BHD4.300	$13.84 €12.32	+21.9%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.27 BHD23.210	$95.22 €84.75	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.96 BHD18.170	$45.58 €40.57	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.18 BHD33.400	$102.93 €91.61	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.19 BHD32.650	$120.01 €106.82	+39.3%
Average			+24.5%

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