Bahrain vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$666
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
40
🌐 English speaking %
80%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
48
55
😀 Quality of life
65
33
🏙️ Population
1.31M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 90% more expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 156th for Tanzania 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 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 51st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$7052

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K