Bahamas vs Bahrain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Bahrain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6596
$3139
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$3452
$1340
🍽️ Food expenses
$762
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1862
$1683
💸 GDP per capita
$34750
$29084
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
5.47
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
42
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
80%
🎓 Higher education
24
48
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
395K
1.31M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2674) is 114% more expensive than in Bahrain ($1249). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 48th for Bahrain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Bahamas compared to 1.3 months in Bahrain. Ranked 68th and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Bahrain

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Bahrain as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahamas Bahrain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.4
$5.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$7.79
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1587
$771
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3523
$1551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.58%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3014
$2453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.6
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.31
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.42
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.26
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.06
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.1
$72.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.5
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14184
$9774

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In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2754
274K
Freeport
$2195
45.9K

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K