Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 33.5% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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