Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 47.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.54
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.02
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.21
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.73
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.72
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.06
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€565.32
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Bahrain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€450.20
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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