Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 4.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
|
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