Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 21.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Israel, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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