Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 69.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
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