Bahrain vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

Bahrain Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1077
$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2613
$4047
🏠 One person rent
$583
$926
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1578
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$2542
💸 GDP per capita
$30152
$54660
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
7.36
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
82.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
63
🌐 English speaking %
80%
85%
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
1.49M
9.19M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1077) is 37% less expensive than in Israel ($1707). Bahrain ranked 69th vs 20th for Israel 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 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 55th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Israel

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.17
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$7914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$6536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$7.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$844
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8267
$10359

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1326
157K
Riffa
$772
122K
Isa Town
$1023
40K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$1830
936K
Tel Aviv
$2155
452K
Haifa
$1448
285K
Rishon LeZion
$1682
250K
Holon
$1763
194K
Petah Tikva
$1729
236K
Bnei Brak
$1922
194K
Beersheba
$1390
209K
Netanya
$1800
217K
Ramat Gan
$2118
159K
Herzliya
$1881
94K
Beit Shemesh
$1535
119K
Ashkelon
$1461
134K
Rehovot
$1699
133K
Kfar Saba
$1811
101K
Bat Yam
$1734
129K
Hadera
$1480
95.7K
Nazareth
$1365
83.4K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1654
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1816
74K
Givatayim
$1955
59.5K
Ramat HaSharon
$1733
46.7K
Rahat
$1535
64.5K
Afula
$1173
60K
Nahariya
$1489
60K
Hod HaSharon
$1994
56.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$1751
56.3K
Umm al-Fahm
$1537
55.3K
Lod
$1452
75.7K
Kiryat Ata
$1381
55.5K