Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 12.0% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.96
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.34
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.18
|
$5.13
BHD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.06
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.20
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.97
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,001.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.84
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
$881.13
BHD332.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
$655.70
BHD247.200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£720.14
|
$314.55
BHD118.590
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.830
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.24
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.26
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.48
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Bahrain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.78
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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