Bahrain vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1230
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2844
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$672
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1157
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$30048
$2206
😃 Human freedom index
5.53
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
32
🌐 English speaking %
80%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
70
39
🏙️ Population
1.57M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1230) is 73% more expensive than in Kenya ($712). Bahrain ranked 58th vs 143rd for Kenya 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 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 47th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
14.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2727
$1576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.62
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.97
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8247
$8166

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1240
298K
Riffa
$1205
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$794
5.55M
Mombasa
$580
1.21M
Kisumu
$540
398K
Eldoret
$537
289K
Nakuru
$501
308K
Thika
$611
279K
Mumias
$513
100K
Machakos
$418
114K
Malindi
$541
120K
Meru
$559
42.7K