Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 94.1% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$5.13
BHD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$881.13
BHD332.170
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$655.70
BHD247.180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$314.55
BHD118.580
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.720
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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