Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 12.7% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$8.56
€7.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.92
€2.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$31.61
€29.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$8.13
€7.55
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$508.64
€472.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$362.93
€337.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$242.86
€225.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$34.67
€32.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.98
€4.63
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$122.16
€113.44
|
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