Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 9.1% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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