Bahrain vs Kuwait - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Kuwait
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1334
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$3688
🏠 One person rent
$794
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1465
$2229
💸 GDP per capita
$30147
$41080
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
6.25
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
80%
20%
🎓 Higher education
48
54
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
1.49M
4.6M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1334) is 6% less expensive than in Kuwait ($1423). Bahrain ranked 41st vs 35th for Kuwait 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 1.6 months in Kuwait. Ranked 54th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Kuwait

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Kuwait as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 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 Kuwait
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.2
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$608
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.88%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$6425
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$3037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$5.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$6643

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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 Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1424
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1256
10K