Bahrain vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1334
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$794
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1465
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$30147
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
31
🌐 English speaking %
80%
1%
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
62
26
🏙️ Population
1.49M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1334) is 29% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1033). Bahrain ranked 41st vs 77th for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bahrain compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 54th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Bahrain and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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 El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.2
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$608
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.88%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$4554

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In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1375
157K
Riffa
$1285
122K
Isa Town
$1327
40K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K