Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 71.1% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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