Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 17.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$3.60
BHD1.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$34.76
BHD13.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,807.180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$46.96
BHD17.660
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$36.93
BHD13.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$936.14
BHD352.130
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$687.45
BHD258.580
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$87.37
BHD32.860
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$376.02
BHD141.440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,233.400
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$7.83
BHD2.940
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$85.49
BHD32.160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$56.85
BHD21.380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$96.27
BHD36.210
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$82.41
BHD31.000
|
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