Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 37.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Mali, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 77.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,048.44
BHD12,811.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 48.8% more for housing
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$936.14
BHD352.250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$687.45
BHD258.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$376.02
BHD141.490
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.520
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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