Bahrain vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1230
$1201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3006
🏠 One person rent
$674
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$1152
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1600
$2318
💸 GDP per capita
$29219
$33121
😃 Human freedom index
5.53
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
64
🌐 English speaking %
80%
20%
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
70
85
🏙️ Population
1.57M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1230) is 2% more expensive than in South Korea ($1201). Bahrain ranked 58th vs 63rd 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 1.9 months in South Korea. Ranked 47th and 22nd 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
$6.81
$7.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.46
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1815
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$11379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$6921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.6
$9.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$28.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.7
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8237
$19066

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In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1239
298K
Riffa
$1205
115K
Isa Town
$1235
61.3K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1448
9.67M
Busan
$1149
3.45M
Incheon
$1158
2.94M
Daegu
$1087
2.38M
Daejeon
$1051
1.48M
Suwon
$1154
1.23M
Gwangju
$1153
1.49M
Ulsan
$1152
1.13M
Seongnam
$1475
919K
Yongin
$1195
1.08M
Cheongju
$984
852K
Hwaseong
$1175
941K
Changwon
$1148
1.01M
Namyangju
$1220
732K
Goyang
$1268
1.06M
Gimhae
$1037
534K
Siheung
$1359
520K
Pyeongtaek
$1210
590K
Bucheon
$1234
772K
Cheonan
$1197
657K
Pohang
$1024
504K
Uijeongbu
$1018
463K
Jeju Island
$1160
678K
Ansan
$1137
623K
Paju
$1157
498K
Jeju
$1123
492K
Gwangju
$1269
397K
Gunsan
$1077
275K
Hanam
$1253
330K
Sejong
$1092
386K