Bahrain vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1334
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$794
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1465
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$30147
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
78.8
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
80%
16%
🎓 Higher education
48
49
😀 Quality of life
62
28
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1334) is 43% more expensive than in Zambia ($935). Bahrain ranked 41st vs 90th for Zambia 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 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 54th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.2
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$608
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.88%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$5878

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Ndola
$1210
528K
Kitwe
$1238
504K
Kapiri Mposhi
$968
241K
Livingstone
$734
137K
Choma
$795
122K
Kasama
$1176
168K
Mansa
$1121
129K
Mufulira
$1236
122K
Chingola
$1107
147K