Cost of living comparison
compared to
France vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary
France is 32.1% more expensive than Bahrain overall.
France vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown
If you lived in France instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
BHD2.430
|
$17.55
€15.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.93
BHD3.000
|
$12.68
€11.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
BHD0.430
|
$3.10
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$1.94
€1.73
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.3% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
BHD0.450
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BHD1.620
|
$9.38
€8.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
BHD2.330
|
$5.01
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
BHD0.830
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
BHD1.040
|
$5.80
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
BHD0.440
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
BHD0.370
|
$1.06
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
BHD0.380
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
BHD0.280
|
$1.60
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BHD0.160
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
BHD0.200
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of groceries
pay 63.3% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.10
BHD0.800
|
$8.00
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.90
BHD16.250
|
$53.34
€47.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,877.63
BHD12,832.000
|
$33,426.60
€29,750.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
BHD10.380
|
$20.80
€18.51
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of transportation
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.07
BHD13.660
|
$31.99
€28.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.18
BHD354.980
|
$816.57
€726.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$670.90
BHD254.120
|
$649.54
€578.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
BHD37.630
|
$153.65
€136.76
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of housing
pay 63.9% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.48
BHD167.600
|
$901.10
€802.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.89
BHD3,709.300
|
$12,924.68
€11,503.43
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of childcare
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.03
BHD2.660
|
$7.05
€6.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
BHD1.880
|
$3.64
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
BHD1.870
|
$13.52
€12.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.02
BHD32.960
|
$38.05
€33.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
BHD4.300
|
$12.82
€11.41
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.27
BHD23.210
|
$93.79
€83.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
BHD18.170
|
$44.21
€39.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.18
BHD33.400
|
$102.75
€91.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.19
BHD32.650
|
$129.67
€115.41
|
|
Bahrain vs. France - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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