Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 56.1% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$26,528.65
BHD9,998.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$881.13
BHD332.090
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$655.70
BHD247.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$120.33
BHD45.350
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$314.55
BHD118.550
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.140
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$134.41
BHD50.660
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$58.01
BHD21.860
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$105.65
BHD39.820
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$79.21
BHD29.850
|
|
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