Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.1 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,989.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$40.50
BHD15.250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$40.62
BHD15.290
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$881.13
BHD331.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$655.70
BHD246.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$120.33
BHD45.310
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$314.55
BHD118.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.150
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$134.41
BHD50.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 78.5% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$105.65
BHD39.790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$79.21
BHD29.830
|
|
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