Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.0 times more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
?? | |
pay 17.9% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
?? |
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
?? | |
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
?? | |
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