Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 27.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$34.76
BHD13.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,807.180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$46.96
BHD17.660
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$936.14
BHD352.130
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$687.45
BHD258.580
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$87.37
BHD32.860
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$376.02
BHD141.440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.400
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Bahrain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$56.85
BHD21.380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$96.27
BHD36.210
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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