Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 68.5% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Laos, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
$6.71
BHD2.520
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
$0.86
BHD0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$36.43
BHD13.710
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,983.450
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$40.50
BHD15.240
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$40.62
BHD15.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
$881.13
BHD331.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
$655.70
BHD246.760
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$120.33
BHD45.280
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$314.55
BHD118.380
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,377.610
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$134.41
BHD50.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Laos
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$42.56
BHD16.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$58.01
BHD21.830
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$105.65
BHD39.760
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$79.21
BHD29.810
|
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