Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 21.1% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 98.9% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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