Cost of living comparison

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Bahrain vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 65.8% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.6% less in Bahrain
Groceries
pay 15.0% more in Bahrain
Transportation
pay 3.4% less in Bahrain
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Bahrain
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain
Clothing
pay 49.2% more in Bahrain

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Botswana. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Bahrain. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

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Bahrain vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Botswana, you would:

pay 5.6% less for restaurants

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.85
BWP148.87
$6.42
BHD2.430
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.79
BWP79.40
$7.93
BHD3.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.72
BWP9.92
$1.13
BHD0.430
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pay 15.0% more for groceries

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.88
BWP12.02
$1.18
BHD0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.16
BWP43.42
$4.29
BHD1.620
Milk (1 gallon) $5.47
BWP75.12
$6.16
BHD2.330
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pay 3.4% less for transportation

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.15
BWP70.71
$2.10
BHD0.800
Monthly public transit pass $29.66
BWP406.91
$42.90
BHD16.250
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,891.73
BWP273K
$33,877.63
BHD12,832.000
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $42.10
BWP577.61
$36.07
BHD13.660
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.36
BWP4,889.51
$937.18
BHD354.980
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $221.34
BWP3,036.92
$670.90
BHD254.120
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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $127.13
BWP1,744.25
$442.48
BHD167.600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,500.03
BWP34,301.86
$9,792.89
BHD3,709.300
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
BWP27.29
$7.03
BHD2.660
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
BWP31.83
$4.97
BHD1.880
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.62
BWP49.62
$4.94
BHD1.870
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pay 49.2% more for clothing

 
Botswana
Bahrain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $47.53
BWP652.19
$61.27
BHD23.210
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.75
BWP229.75
$47.96
BHD18.170
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.33
BWP992.46
$88.18
BHD33.400
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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