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Al Muharraq vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Al Muharraq is 15.1% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in Al Muharraq
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Al Muharraq
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Al Muharraq
Housing: pay 90.6% more in Al Muharraq
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Al Muharraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.6% more in Al Muharraq
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Al Muharraq

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

Al Muharraq vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Muharraq instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.98 BHD1.500	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$5.97 BHD2.250	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.80 BHD0.300	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.33 BHD0.130	-54.4%
Average			-30.8%

Quito vs. Al Muharraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.13 BHD0.420	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$1.86 BHD0.700	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.02 BHD1.890	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.54 BHD0.960	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.59 BHD0.970	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.48 BHD0.180	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.81 BHD0.310	+59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.43 BHD0.160	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.59 BHD0.220	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.42 BHD0.160	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.23 BHD0.090	-51.3%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$1.71 BHD0.640	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$34,479.19 BHD12,972.800	+72.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$15.91 BHD5.990	+17.9%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 90.6% more for housing

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$40.27 BHD15.150	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$618.86 BHD232.850	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$503.93 BHD189.600	+58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$81.13 BHD30.520	+223.7%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$306.00 BHD115.130	+8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,652.25 BHD997.910	-71.7%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$7.96 BHD2.990	+235.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.98 BHD1.500	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$5.83 BHD2.200	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$10.61 BHD3.990	+51.6%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Quito	Al Muharraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$48.07 BHD18.090	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$59.49 BHD22.380	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$86.20 BHD32.430	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$88.52 BHD33.310	-4.6%
Average			-4.0%

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