Bahrain vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$2547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$5588
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$2855
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$3457
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
77
🌐 English speaking %
80%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
48
88
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 51% less expensive than in Ireland ($2547). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 51st and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$89.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$1684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$4727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$7.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$71.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$1228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$8181

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K