Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 33.9% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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