Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 80.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,811.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$936.14
BHD352.250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$687.45
BHD258.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 58.3% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$376.02
BHD141.490
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.520
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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