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Bahrain vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 6.0% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Bahrain
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Bahrain

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

Bahrain vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$7.21 BHD2.710	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	$7.93 BHD2.980	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$1.19 BHD0.450	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$0.61 BHD0.230	-66.6%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$1.21 BHD0.450	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$4.09 BHD1.540	-65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$5.90 BHD2.220	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$2.36 BHD0.890	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$2.93 BHD1.100	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$1.20 BHD0.450	+29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$0.95 BHD0.360	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$0.96 BHD0.360	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$0.70 BHD0.260	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.40 BHD0.150	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$0.52 BHD0.190	-8.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$1.65 BHD0.620	-70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	$33.42 BHD12.570	+39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	$26.52 BHD9.980	-7.4%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$38.12 BHD14.340	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$936.43 BHD352.330	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$677.45 BHD254.890	-16.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$89.98 BHD33.860	+8.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$350.81 BHD131.990	+131.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	-12.1%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$7.56 BHD2.840	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$5.10 BHD1.920	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$5.40 BHD2.030	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$95.69 BHD36.000	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$12.47 BHD4.690	+94.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$60.07 BHD22.600	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$48.73 BHD18.330	+161.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$87.52 BHD32.930	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$85.80 BHD32.280	+22.1%
Average			+63.3%

Seychelles 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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