Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 23.4% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
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