Cost of living comparison
Peru is 26.7% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
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