Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 7.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Finland, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Finland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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