Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.7 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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