Cost of living comparison
Germany is 66.1% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
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