Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 20.8% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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