Cost of living comparison
Burma is 4.6% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Burma instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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