Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 36.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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