Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 8.6% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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