Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 2.8 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Syria, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
Syria
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
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