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Bahrain vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 16.3% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 35.5% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Bahrain. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	Poland	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$7.21 BHD2.720	-29.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$7.93 BHD2.990	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.19 BHD0.450	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$0.61 BHD0.230	-62.9%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Poland	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$1.21 BHD0.450	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$4.09 BHD1.540	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$5.90 BHD2.220	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$2.36 BHD0.890	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$2.93 BHD1.110	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.20 BHD0.450	+134.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.95 BHD0.360	+26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$0.96 BHD0.360	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$0.70 BHD0.260	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.40 BHD0.150	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.52 BHD0.190	+1.6%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Poland	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$1.65 BHD0.620	-74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$33.42 BHD12.580	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$26.52 BHD9.990	+198.4%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 35.5% more for housing

	Poland	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$38.12 BHD14.350	+133.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$936.43 BHD352.580	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$677.45 BHD255.070	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$89.98 BHD33.880	-58.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Poland	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$350.81 BHD132.090	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	-2.9%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$7.56 BHD2.850	+116.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$5.10 BHD1.920	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$5.40 BHD2.030	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$95.69 BHD36.030	+158.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$12.47 BHD4.690	+68.6%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Poland	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$60.07 BHD22.620	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$48.73 BHD18.350	+28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$87.52 BHD32.950	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$85.80 BHD32.300	-13.1%
Average			-4.3%

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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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