Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.3 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 74.6% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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