Cost of living comparison
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Bangladesh vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary
Bangladesh is 74.4% cheaper than Bahrain overall.
Bangladesh vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
BHD2.420
|
$1.55
BDT190.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.93
BHD3.000
|
$4.63
BDT570.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
BHD0.430
|
$0.35
BDT42.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$0.15
BDT18.27
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
BHD0.450
|
$0.51
BDT62.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BHD1.620
|
$3.93
BDT484.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
BHD2.330
|
$2.72
BDT336.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
BHD0.830
|
$1.14
BDT140.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
BHD1.040
|
$1.12
BDT137.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
BHD0.440
|
$1.10
BDT135.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
BHD0.370
|
$0.39
BDT47.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
BHD0.380
|
$0.97
BDT119.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
BHD0.280
|
$0.28
BDT35.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BHD0.160
|
$0.14
BDT16.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$0.25
BDT31.08
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.10
BHD0.790
|
$4.14
BDT509.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.90
BHD16.210
|
$14.21
BDT1,751.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,877.63
BHD12,798.390
|
$29,706.58
BDT4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
BHD10.360
|
$3.94
BDT485.51
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of transportation
pay 89.6% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.07
BHD13.620
|
$13.30
BDT1,640.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.18
BHD354.050
|
$88.96
BDT10,969.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$670.90
BHD253.450
|
$49.37
BDT6,087.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
BHD37.530
|
$21.18
BDT2,612.28
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing
pay 91.4% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.48
BHD167.160
|
$27.21
BDT3,355.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.89
BHD3,699.590
|
$1,182.33
BDT146K
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of childcare
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.03
BHD2.650
|
$3.62
BDT446.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
BHD1.880
|
$1.68
BDT207.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
BHD1.870
|
$2.76
BDT340.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.02
BHD32.870
|
$13.12
BDT1,617.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
BHD4.290
|
$3.68
BDT453.81
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 65.4% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.27
BHD23.150
|
$16.79
BDT2,070.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
BHD18.120
|
$17.93
BDT2,211.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.18
BHD33.310
|
$35.26
BDT4,348.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.19
BHD32.560
|
$30.28
BDT3,734.16
|
|
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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