Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.5 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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