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Bahrain vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 6.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 35.0% less in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 19.8% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Bahrain are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$7.21 BHD2.710	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$7.93 BHD2.980	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.19 BHD0.450	+48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$0.61 BHD0.230	-13.3%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$1.21 BHD0.450	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$4.09 BHD1.540	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$5.90 BHD2.220	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$2.36 BHD0.890	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$2.93 BHD1.100	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$1.20 BHD0.450	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$0.95 BHD0.360	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$0.96 BHD0.360	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$0.70 BHD0.260	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$0.40 BHD0.150	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.52 BHD0.190	-56.3%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$1.65 BHD0.620	-60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$33.42 BHD12.570	+41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$26.52 BHD9.980	+6.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 35.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$38.12 BHD14.340	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$936.43 BHD352.330	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$677.45 BHD254.890	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$89.98 BHD33.860	+12.4%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 19.8% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$350.81 BHD131.990	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	+84.0%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$7.56 BHD2.840	+154.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$5.10 BHD1.920	+99.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$5.40 BHD2.030	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$95.69 BHD36.000	+30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$12.47 BHD4.690	+21.0%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$60.07 BHD22.600	+92.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$48.73 BHD18.330	+33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$87.52 BHD32.930	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$85.80 BHD32.280	-12.2%
Average			+32.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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