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Bahrain vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 82.8% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 39.0% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Bahrain

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.21 BHD2.710	+140.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.93 BHD2.980	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.19 BHD0.450	+15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.61 BHD0.230	-31.1%
Average			+26.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.21 BHD0.450	+81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.09 BHD1.540	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.90 BHD2.210	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.36 BHD0.880	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.93 BHD1.100	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.20 BHD0.450	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.95 BHD0.360	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.96 BHD0.360	+199.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.70 BHD0.260	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.40 BHD0.150	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.52 BHD0.190	-30.1%
Average			+7.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.8% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$1.65 BHD0.620	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.42 BHD12.540
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$32,268.99 BHD12,107.580	+168.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$26.52 BHD9.950	+146.7%
Average			+82.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$38.12 BHD14.300	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$936.43 BHD351.360	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$677.45 BHD254.180	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$89.98 BHD33.760	-18.5%
Average			-39.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$350.81 BHD131.630
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,301.63 BHD2,739.630

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$7.56 BHD2.840	+403.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.10 BHD1.910	+193.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.40 BHD2.030	+80.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$95.69 BHD35.900	+91.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.47 BHD4.680
Average			+192.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$60.07 BHD22.540	+500.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$48.73 BHD18.280	+509.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$87.52 BHD32.840	+337.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$85.80 BHD32.190	+71.6%
Average			+354.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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