Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 64.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA501
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA437
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA390
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA303
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA668
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
|
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