Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 4.9% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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