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Cost of living and expenses in Bahrain
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Bahrain?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Bahrain, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Bahrain
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Bahrain Bahraini dinar (BHD). For 10 US dollars you can get 3.77 Bahraini dinars. For 100 US dollars you can get 37.7 Bahraini dinars. And the other way around: For 10 Bahraini dinars you can get 26.5 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Bahrain
What are the different prices in the cities in Bahrain? Look here: Prices in cities in Bahrain
Prices: Manama Muharraq Jidhafs Sitra Hamad Town Juffair Tubli Sanad Adliya Al Hidd
fees
$118 ($93 - $159)
by half less than in United States
internet
$45 ($27 - $66)
37% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$51 ($27 - $93)
3.1% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$2.09K
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$864 ($663 - $1.33K)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.15K ($716 - $1.86K)
by half less than in United States
The cost of living in Bahrain:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.8 (BHD 0.3)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $35 (BHD 13.2)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.38 (BHD 0.14)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $37.1K (BHD 14K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $864 (BHD 326)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $654 (BHD 246)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.63K (BHD 615)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.15K (BHD 432)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $118 (BHD 44)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $45 (BHD 17)
- numb_34 $27 (BHD 10.3)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $51 (BHD 19.2)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $63 (BHD 24)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $99 (BHD 38)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $83 (BHD 31)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $20.2K (BHD 7.62K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $437 (BHD 165)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.32K (BHD 875)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $8.51K (BHD 3.21K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.64K (BHD 619)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.09K (BHD 790)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.9%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $5.3 (BHD 2)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $5.3 (BHD 2)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $27 (BHD 10)
Price changes in previous years in Bahrain
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2018: $2.71K(BHD 1.02K)
Have earnings increased in Bahrain?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $1.68K(BHD 633), 2013: $1.06K(BHD 401), 2014: $1.31K(BHD 493), 2015: $1.53K(BHD 577), 2016: $1.79K(BHD 676), 2017: $1.29K(BHD 486), and 2018: $1.54K(BHD 580)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $42(BHD 15.7), 2013: $48(BHD 18.1), 2014: $61(BHD 23), 2015: $44(BHD 16.7), 2016: $79(BHD 30), 2017: $91(BHD 34), and 2018: $106(BHD 40)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $59(BHD 22), 2013: $53(BHD 20), 2014: $43(BHD 16.1), 2015: $39(BHD 14.8), 2016: $33(BHD 12.4), 2017: $47(BHD 17.7), and 2018: $42(BHD 15.7)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Bahrain in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $30(BHD 11.3), 2013: $67(BHD 25), 2014: $58(BHD 22), 2015: $55(BHD 21), 2016: $49(BHD 18.6), 2017: $48(BHD 17.9), and 2018: $44(BHD 16.7)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$1.4 ($0.8 - $2.4)
72% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$8.7 ($2.7 - $15.9)
32% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$1.4 ($0.53 - $2.7)
61% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$45 ($27 - $66)
37% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$51 ($27 - $93)
3.1% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$6.6 ($2.7 - $13.3)
67% is less expensive than in United States