Cost of living comparison
France is 74.8% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in France instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.940
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 86.4% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,001.170
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.180
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.200
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 96.7% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.590
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.830
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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