Bahrain vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

Bahrain South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1077
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2613
$3197
🏠 One person rent
$583
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$2364
💸 GDP per capita
$30152
$32255
😃 Human freedom index
5.49
8.11
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
63
🌐 English speaking %
80%
20%
🎓 Higher education
53
88
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
1.49M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1077) is 5% less expensive than in South Korea ($1138). Bahrain ranked 69th vs 58th for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 55th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Bahrain and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.17
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.1
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.76%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$8587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1451
$5716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$46.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8267
$20271

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1513
9.67M
Busan
$1095
3.45M
Incheon
$1054
2.94M
Daegu
$1161
2.44M
Gwangju
$970
1.49M
Daejeon
$1009
1.48M
Suwon
$1046
1.23M
Ulsan
$1120
1.15M
Seongnam
$1089
949K
Changwon
$1089
1.05M
Yongin
$1320
971K
Goyang
$1128
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1060
904K
Namyangju
$1104
713K
Jeju Island
$1123
678K
Cheongju
$880
849K
Bucheon
$1135
793K
Anyang
$1081
548K
Gimhae
$877
534K
Pohang
$985
504K
Ansan
$1013
653K
Siheung
$1057
425K
Uijeongbu
$921
463K
Gunsan
$1000
275K
Jeju
$1110
435K
Jeonju
$810
653K
Cheonan
$989
652K
Pyeongtaek
$942
458K
Masan
$990
430K
Paju
$1043
415K