Bahrain vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$666
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$1294
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
65.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
80%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
1.31M
105M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 25% more expensive than in Ethiopia ($1002). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 85th 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 1.3 months in Bahrain compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 51st and 175th 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
$5.94
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$569
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
14.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$86.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$3359

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1103
5.23M
Gondar
$946
324K
Awasa
$810
300K
Mekelle
$686
324K
Bahir Dar
$799
243K
Jimma
$590
178K
Dessie
$814
188K
Dire Dawa
$667
277K
Jijiga
$671
159K
Harar
$626
129K