Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 6.3% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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