English
EspañolCost of living in Bahrain
Are you moving to Bahrain? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Bahrain of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | Dinar 4.068 | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) | Dinar 2.583 | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | Dinar 1.245 | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | Dinar 0.729 | ||
| 12 eggs, large | Dinar 1.300 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | Dinar 0.622 | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | Dinar 2.333 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | Dinar 1.064 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | Dinar 0.474 | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | Dinar 1.078 | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | Dinar 7 | ||
| 2 liters of Coca-Cola | Dinar 0.730 | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | Dinar 0.325 | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area | Dinar 587 | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area | Dinar 395 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | Dinar 62 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area | Dinar 372 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area | Dinar 220 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio | Dinar 26 | ||
| Internet 8 Mbps (1 month) | Dinar 11 | ||
| 40” flat screen TV | Dinar 148 | ||
| Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 46 | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | Dinar 4.086 | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | Dinar 2.408 | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) | Dinar 17 | ||
| 1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) | Dinar 23 | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 34 | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | Dinar 33 | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new | Dinar 5,921 | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | Dinar 0.184 | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | Dinar 18 | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 1.870 | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | Dinar 7 | ||
| Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes) | Dinar 13 | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) | Dinar 2.222 | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | Dinar 2.290 | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | Dinar 2.385 | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | Dinar 1.166 | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | Dinar 1.063 | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | Dinar 2.419 | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | Dinar 11 | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | Dinar 7 | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | Dinar 23 | ||
| Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | Dinar 23 | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | Dinar 5.338 | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | Dinar 2.025 | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | Dinar 2.918 | ||
| iPad Wi-Fi 128GB | Dinar 191 | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | Dinar 0.261 | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | Dinar 38 | ||
| 1 package of Marlboro cigarettes | Dinar 2.055 | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Bahrain
This map shows only the top cities in Bahrain. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Are you moving to Bahrain? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Bahrain of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
List of all cities available in Bahrain
| Manama |
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Manama is 50% more expensive than in Manila
- Cost of living in Manama is 32% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Manama is 35% cheaper than in Doha
- Cost of living in Manama is 16% more expensive than in Dammam
- Cost of living in Manama is 68% more expensive than in Skopje
- Cost of living in Manama is 98% more expensive than in Madras
- Cost of living in Manama is 35% cheaper than in Sydney
- Cost of living in Manama is about the same as in Nicosia
- Cost of living in Manama is 43% cheaper than in Reykjavik
- Cost of living in Manama is 7% more expensive than in Athens
- Cost of living in Manama is 25% cheaper than in Atlanta, Georgia
- Cost of living in Manama is 44% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Manama is 17% cheaper than in Calgary
- Cost of living in Manama is 42% cheaper than in Bern
- Cost of living in Manama is 32% cheaper than in Paris
- Cost of living in Manama is 40% cheaper than in San Jose, California
- Cost of living in Manama is 32% cheaper than in Amsterdam
- Cost of living in Manama is 7% more expensive than in Riyadh
- Cost of living in Manama is 49% cheaper than in Palo Alto, California
- Cost of living in Manama is 79% more expensive than in Buenos Aires