Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 20.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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