Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.1 times more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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