Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 9.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£909,810
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,819
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,930
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£500,091
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£236,141
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,375
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,491
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,812
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,841
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,192
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£328,111
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,920
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£261,290
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£805,439
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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