Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 19.0% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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