Bahrain vs Djibouti - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bahrain	Djibouti
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3120	$1407
🏠 One person rent	$686	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1383	$450
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1740	$424
💸 GDP per capita	$29219	$3555
😃 Human freedom index	5.53	3.9
❤️ Life expectancy	79.2	62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index	53	31
🌐 English speaking %	80%	1%
🎓 Higher education	50	13
😀 Quality of life	67	19
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.15M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1261) is 123% more expensive than in Djibouti ($566). Bahrain ranked 47th vs 168th for Djibouti 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 0.7 months in Djibouti. Ranked 47th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Djibouti

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Djibouti 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	Djibouti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.96	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2569	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2291	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.46	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.81	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.38	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8844	$4041