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Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 24.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Bahrain

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Bahrain are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$7.21 BHD2.720	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$7.93 BHD2.990	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.19 BHD0.450	+60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.61 BHD0.230	+124.1%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.21 BHD0.450	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$4.09 BHD1.540	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$5.90 BHD2.220	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.36 BHD0.890	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.93 BHD1.110	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.20 BHD0.450	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.95 BHD0.360	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.96 BHD0.360	+20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.70 BHD0.260	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.40 BHD0.150	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.52 BHD0.190	-20.4%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$1.65 BHD0.620	-29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$33.42 BHD12.580	-1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$26.52 BHD9.990	+39.6%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$38.12 BHD14.350	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$936.43 BHD352.580	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$677.45 BHD255.070	+88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$89.98 BHD33.880	-7.6%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$350.81 BHD132.090
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	+12.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$7.56 BHD2.850	+300.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$5.10 BHD1.920	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$5.40 BHD2.030	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$95.69 BHD36.030	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$12.47 BHD4.690	-27.7%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$60.07 BHD22.620	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$48.73 BHD18.350	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$87.52 BHD32.950	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$85.80 BHD32.300	+8.4%
Average			+3.8%

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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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