Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 12.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$5.13
BHD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$881.13
BHD332.170
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$655.70
BHD247.180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$314.55
BHD118.580
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.720
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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