Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 82.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 71.1% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
|
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