Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 4.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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