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Bahrain vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 84.3% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 98.6% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Bahrain. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 48.8% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$7.21 BHD2.720	+69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$7.93 BHD2.990	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.19 BHD0.450	+96.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.61 BHD0.230	+7.9%
Average			+48.8%

Ethiopia vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.21 BHD0.450	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.09 BHD1.540	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.90 BHD2.220	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.36 BHD0.890	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.93 BHD1.110	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.20 BHD0.450	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.95 BHD0.360	+120.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.96 BHD0.360	-9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.70 BHD0.260	+73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.40 BHD0.150	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.52 BHD0.190	-43.0%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$1.65 BHD0.620	-65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$33.42 BHD12.580	+178.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	-41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$26.52 BHD9.990	+633.7%
Average			+176.3%

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$38.12 BHD14.350	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$936.43 BHD352.580	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$677.45 BHD255.070	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$89.98 BHD33.880	-26.2%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$350.81 BHD132.090	+273.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	-75.8%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$7.56 BHD2.850	+739.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$5.10 BHD1.920	+369.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$5.40 BHD2.030	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$95.69 BHD36.030	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$12.47 BHD4.690	+232.4%
Average			+280.3%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$60.07 BHD22.620	+33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$48.73 BHD18.350	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$87.52 BHD32.950	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$85.80 BHD32.300	-25.4%
Average			-8.6%

Ethiopia vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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