Cost of living comparison
Bahrain is 86.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$8.49
BHD3.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$8.38
BHD3.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$1.37
BHD0.520
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.71
BHD0.270
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.15
BHD0.430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$4.36
BHD1.640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$6.10
BHD2.300
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$2.22
BHD0.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$3.60
BHD1.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.08
BHD0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.91
BHD0.340
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.82
BHD0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.58
BHD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.40
BHD0.150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$1.25
BHD0.470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$34.76
BHD13.080
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$34,048.44
BHD12,811.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$46.96
BHD17.670
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$36.93
BHD13.900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$936.14
BHD352.250
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$687.45
BHD258.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$87.37
BHD32.870
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$376.02
BHD141.490
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$8,596.13
BHD3,234.520
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$7.83
BHD2.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$4.95
BHD1.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$5.17
BHD1.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$85.49
BHD32.170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$11.54
BHD4.340
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Bahrain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$56.85
BHD21.390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$45.85
BHD17.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$96.27
BHD36.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$82.41
BHD31.010
|
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