Bahrain vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1256
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2896
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$709
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1933
$1392
💸 GDP per capita
$29654
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
60
🌐 English speaking %
80%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1256) is 9% more expensive than in Latvia ($1157). Bahrain ranked 60th vs 72nd for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bahrain compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 48th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Latvia 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$8.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.64
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$876
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1998
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9291
$17677

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1340
298K
Riffa
$1062
115K
Isa Town
$1218
61.3K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1254
595K
Daugavpils
$938
78.1K
Jelgava
$893
54.8K
Liepaja
$1040
67.4K
Jurmala
$1374
52K
Ventspils
$932
32.7K
Valmiera
$938
22.8K
Rezekne
$835
26.4K
Jekabpils
$895
21K
Ogre
$1000
22.8K