Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 83.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Romania, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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