Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Bahrain

Bahrain vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Bahrain is 59.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% more in Bahrain
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Bahrain
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Bahrain
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Bahrain
Childcare: pay 47.2% more in Bahrain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bahrain
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bahrain

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Bahrain are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bahrain.

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Bahrain vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bahrain instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 15.9% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$6.42 BHD2.430	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$7.93 BHD3.000	+47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.13 BHD0.430	+54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$0.53 BHD0.200	+25.4%
Average			+15.9%

Zimbabwe vs. Bahrain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.18 BHD0.450	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$4.29 BHD1.620	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$6.16 BHD2.330	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$2.19 BHD0.830	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$2.75 BHD1.040	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$1.17 BHD0.440	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.99 BHD0.370	+34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.01 BHD0.380	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$0.74 BHD0.280	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.42 BHD0.160	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.53 BHD0.200	-26.3%
Average			+1.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Bahrain - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$2.10 BHD0.800	-68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$42.90 BHD16.250	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$33,877.63 BHD12,832.000	+44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$27.42 BHD10.380	+40.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$36.07 BHD13.660	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$937.18 BHD354.980	+231.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$670.90 BHD254.120	+216.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$99.35 BHD37.630	+77.9%
Average			+167.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Bahrain - Cost of housing

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pay 47.2% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$442.48 BHD167.600	+33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$9,792.89 BHD3,709.300	+62.5%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$7.03 BHD2.660	+411.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$4.97 BHD1.880	+94.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$4.94 BHD1.870	+182.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$87.02 BHD32.960	+119.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$11.35 BHD4.300	+13.5%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Bahrain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$61.27 BHD23.210	+175.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$47.96 BHD18.170	+192.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$88.18 BHD33.400	+107.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$86.19 BHD32.650	+74.6%
Average			+132.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Bahrain - Cost of clothing

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