Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 36.9% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 73.7% less for transportation
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,048.44
BHD12,813.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$936.14
BHD352.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$687.45
BHD258.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$87.37
BHD32.880
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$376.02
BHD141.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.950
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$56.85
BHD21.400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$96.27
BHD36.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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