Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 1.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Malta, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$8.49
BHD3.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$8.38
BHD3.160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$34.76
BHD13.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,827.580
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$46.96
BHD17.690
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$36.93
BHD13.910
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$936.14
BHD352.690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$687.45
BHD258.990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$87.37
BHD32.920
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$376.02
BHD141.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,238.550
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$4.95
BHD1.870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$85.49
BHD32.210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$11.54
BHD4.350
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$56.85
BHD21.420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$45.85
BHD17.270
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$96.27
BHD36.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$82.41
BHD31.050
|
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