Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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