Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 25.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 85.2% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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