Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 35.4% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
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