Bahrain vs Benin - Cost of Living Comparison

Bahrain Benin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1077
$728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2613
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$583
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$30152
$1303
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
59.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
43
🌐 English speaking %
80%
1%
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
63
22
🏙️ Population
1.49M
11.2M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1077) is 48% more expensive than in Benin ($728). Bahrain ranked 69th vs 125th for Benin in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bahrain compared to 0.3 months in Benin. Ranked 55th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Benin

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Benin as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 4 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.

Bahrain Benin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.17
$5.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.1
$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$8620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.2
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8267
$6285

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1326
157K
Riffa
$772
122K
Isa Town
$1023
40K

In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$671
264K
Abomey
$650
90.2K
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$651
31.4K