Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 95.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$5.13
BHD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,001.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$881.13
BHD332.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$655.70
BHD247.200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$314.55
BHD118.590
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.830
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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