Cost of living in Bahrain
Summary of cost of living in Bahrain
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: Dinar 1,414
- Single person estimated monthly costs: Dinar 678 WARNING! These estimates are based on only a few data points. At the moment, you should treat them only as a best guess.
Change the currency:
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | Dinar 8 | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | Dinar 3.146 | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | Dinar 1.664 | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | Dinar 0.771 | ||
| 12 eggs, large | Dinar 1.553 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | Dinar 1.618 | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | Dinar 2.185 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | Dinar 0.936 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | Dinar 0.540 | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | Dinar 1.646 | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | Dinar 7 | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | Dinar 1.158 | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | Dinar 0.459 | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | Dinar 556 | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | Dinar 281 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | Dinar 174 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | Dinar 359 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | Dinar 205 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | Dinar 142 | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | Dinar 10 | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | Dinar 113 | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 36 | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | Dinar 3.000 | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | Dinar 17 | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | Dinar 15 | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | Dinar 20 | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 38 | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | Dinar 29 | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | Dinar 9,130 | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | Dinar 0.244 | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | Dinar 9 | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | Dinar 2.000 | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | Dinar 6.000 | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | Dinar 7 | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | Dinar 2.000 | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | Dinar 0.875 | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | Dinar 2.817 | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | Dinar 1.000 | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | Dinar 1.000 | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | Dinar 2.000 | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | Dinar 19 | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | Dinar 10 | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | Dinar 10 | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | Dinar 31 | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | Dinar 3.000 | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | Dinar 2.374 | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | Dinar 2.747 | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | - | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | Dinar 0.033 | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | Dinar 27 | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | Dinar 2.281 | ||
Moving to Bahrain with your children?
International Schools in Bahrain
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.
List of all cities available in Bahrain
| Manama |
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Manama is 29% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Manama is 58% more expensive than in Manzanillo, Colima
- Cost of living in Manama is 45% more expensive than in Taganrog
- Cost of living in Manama is 5% cheaper than in Jeddah
- Cost of living in Manama is 73% more expensive than in Nuevo Laredo
- Cost of living in Manama is 150% more expensive than in Lahore
- Cost of living in Manama is 64% more expensive than in Morelia
- Cost of living in Manama is 16% more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Cost of living in Manama is 49% more expensive than in Bhatinda
- Cost of living in Manama is 26% cheaper than in Doha
- Cost of living in Manama is 48% more expensive than in Santo Domingo
- Cost of living in Manama is 5% cheaper than in Tokyo
- Cost of living in Manama is about the same as in Latina
- Cost of living in Manama is 10% more expensive than in Kuwait City
- Cost of living in Manama is 88% more expensive than in Gurgaon
- Cost of living in Manama is 19% cheaper than in Spokane, Washington
- Cost of living in Manama is 104% more expensive than in Bangalore
- Cost of living in Manama is 12% more expensive than in Santander
- Cost of living in Manama is 41% more expensive than in Lima
- Cost of living in Manama is 53% cheaper than in London