Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 14.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Bahrain

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

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Bahrain vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$6.42 BHD2.430	+220.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.93 BHD3.000	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.13 BHD0.430	-38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.53 BHD0.200	-37.7%
Average			+36.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.18 BHD0.450	+80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.29 BHD1.620	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.16 BHD2.330	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.19 BHD0.830	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.75 BHD1.040	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.17 BHD0.440	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.99 BHD0.370	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.01 BHD0.380	+213.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.74 BHD0.280	-67.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.42 BHD0.160	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.53 BHD0.200	-28.3%
Average			-19.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$2.10 BHD0.800	-58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.90 BHD16.250
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$33,877.63 BHD12,832.000	+182.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$27.42 BHD10.380	+509.3%
Average			+28.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$36.07 BHD13.660	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$937.18 BHD354.980	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$670.90 BHD254.120	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$99.35 BHD37.630	+116.5%
Average			-14.3%

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	??	$442.48 BHD167.600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,792.89 BHD3,709.300

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$7.03 BHD2.660	+212.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$4.97 BHD1.880	+80.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.94 BHD1.870	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$87.02 BHD32.960
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.35 BHD4.300
Average			+120.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$61.27 BHD23.210	+512.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.96 BHD18.170
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$88.18 BHD33.400	+340.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$86.19 BHD32.650	+72.4%
Average			+259.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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