Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 82.7% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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