Bahrain vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1334
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$2314
🏠 One person rent
$794
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$886
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1465
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$30147
$1028
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
65
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
80%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
62
15
🏙️ Population
1.49M
105M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1334) is 52% more expensive than in Ethiopia ($876). Bahrain ranked 41st vs 100th for Ethiopia 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 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 54th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.2
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$608
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.88%
15.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$2110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$9.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$18.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$4.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$35.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$3004

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

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

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K