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North Carolina vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 84.0% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 70.8% more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in North Carolina

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in North Carolina are more expensive than in Bahrain. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in North Carolina. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in North Carolina.

North Carolina vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Bahrain, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.710	$17.06	+136.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.980	$10.47	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$2.28	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$1.82	+198.4%
Average			+114.6%

Bahrain vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$3.79	+214.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$6.80	+66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.220	$3.73	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.890	$3.98	+69.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.100	$5.20	+77.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$2.47	+106.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$0.71	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$2.20	+128.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$2.38	+239.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$1.74	+333.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$1.80	+248.6%
Average			+129.1%

Bahrain vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$2.98	+80.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.570	$60.67	+81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	$33,588.64	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.980	$19.99	-24.6%
Average			+35.4%

Bahrain vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.340	$72.77	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD352.330	$1,488.15	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD254.890	$1,261.77	+86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.860	$132.31	+47.0%
Average			+70.8%

Bahrain vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD131.990	$1,261.89	+259.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	$24,633.15	+237.4%
Average			+248.6%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.840	$5.12	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.920	$4.82	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$7.77	+43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD36.000	$48.40	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.690	$12.98	+4.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Bahrain	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.600	$49.30	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.330	$37.76	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.930	$88.37	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.280	$111.01	+29.4%
Average			-2.5%

Bahrain vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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