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Bahrain vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 40.7% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Romania	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$7.21 BHD2.720	-28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$7.93 BHD2.990	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$1.19 BHD0.450	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.61 BHD0.230	-62.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Romania	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$1.21 BHD0.450	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$4.09 BHD1.540	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$5.90 BHD2.220	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$2.36 BHD0.890	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$2.93 BHD1.110	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.20 BHD0.450	+135.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.95 BHD0.360	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$0.96 BHD0.360	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$0.70 BHD0.260	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.40 BHD0.150	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.52 BHD0.190	+24.5%
Average			+18.0%

Romania vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	Romania	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$1.65 BHD0.620	-72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$33.42 BHD12.580	+42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	+18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$26.52 BHD9.990	+274.6%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Romania	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$38.12 BHD14.350	+312.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$936.43 BHD352.580	+140.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$677.45 BHD255.070	+134.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$89.98 BHD33.880	-22.7%
Average			+141.0%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Romania	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$350.81 BHD132.090	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	-7.0%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$7.56 BHD2.850	+222.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$5.10 BHD1.920	+103.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$5.40 BHD2.030	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$95.69 BHD36.030	+126.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$12.47 BHD4.690	+80.6%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Romania	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$60.07 BHD22.620	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$48.73 BHD18.350	+26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$87.52 BHD32.950	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$85.80 BHD32.300	-3.1%
Average			+6.4%

Romania vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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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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