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Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 7.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 27.7% more in Bahrain
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Bahrain

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Bahrain are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bahrain.

Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$7.21 BHD2.720	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$7.93 BHD2.990	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.19 BHD0.450	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.61 BHD0.230	+21.2%
Average			+4.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.21 BHD0.450	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$4.09 BHD1.540	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$5.90 BHD2.220	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.36 BHD0.890	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.93 BHD1.110	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.20 BHD0.450	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.95 BHD0.360	+27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.96 BHD0.360	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.70 BHD0.260	+19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.40 BHD0.150	-16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.52 BHD0.190	-1.9%
Average			-1.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$1.65 BHD0.620	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$33.42 BHD12.580	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$32,268.99 BHD12,149.730	-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$26.52 BHD9.990	+212.0%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$38.12 BHD14.350	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$936.43 BHD352.580	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$677.45 BHD255.070	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$89.98 BHD33.880	-26.6%
Average			-38.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$350.81 BHD132.090	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$7,301.63 BHD2,749.170	-10.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$7.56 BHD2.850	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$5.10 BHD1.920	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$5.40 BHD2.030	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$95.69 BHD36.030	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$12.47 BHD4.690	-5.5%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$60.07 BHD22.620	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$48.73 BHD18.350	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$87.52 BHD32.950	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$85.80 BHD32.300	-19.5%
Average			-18.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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