Bahrain
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.29× Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. A bar running right means Bahrain is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Singapore — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83Bahrain
S$6.15
BHD 1.8Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.28Bahrain
S$0.85
USD 0.655Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.22Bahrain
S$0.79
USD 0.607Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21Bahrain
S$0.06
USD 0.048Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.07Bahrain
S$0.02
USD 0.013Singapore
S$0.24
USD 0.189
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in BHD
1.5 → 1.8
1.5 → 1.8
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+13%
in SGD
It rose 20% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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