Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 43.8% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
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