Bahrain vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3120
$2440
🏠 One person rent
$686
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1383
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1740
$750
💸 GDP per capita
$29219
$17068
😃 Human freedom index
5.53
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
79.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
63
🌐 English speaking %
80%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
1.57M
19.5M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1261) is 28% more expensive than in Chile ($983). Bahrain ranked 47th vs 87th for Chile in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bahrain compared to 0.8 months in Chile. Ranked 47th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Chile

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Chile as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 46 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 Chile
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.96
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2569
$2507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2291
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$40.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.7
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.38
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8844
$6686

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1280
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$1223
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Isa Town
$1243
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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1133
6.26M
Puente Alto
$930
574K
San Bernardo
$875
301K
Vina del Mar
$874
333K
Antofagasta
$1011
349K
Iquique
$923
188K
Calama
$673
158K
Valparaiso
$805
297K
La Serena
$814
195K
Temuco
$935
282K
Coquimbo
$807
204K
Talca
$835
206K
Rancagua
$798
231K
Concepcion
$902
218K
Chillan
$642
164K
Puerto Montt
$757
170K
Arica
$748
202K
Copiapo
$767
151K
Punta Arenas
$1038
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$671
148K
Osorno
$810
147K
Los Angeles
$762
143K
Quilpue
$832
148K
Ovalle
$735
124K
Curico
$765
177K
Coronel
$810
116K
San Antonio
$1074
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
127K
Linares
$860
73.6K